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BASE DE NARGHILÉ (KENDI)
IRAN, SAFAVID ART, 17th CENTURY Siliceous ceramic with sinister decoration, painted in blue, surrounded by black, on a white slip base, under a transparent colorless glaze. Mounted in enameled copper. Scratches and wear. Height: 20.5 cm; Diameter of base: 11.5 cm For a study of Safavid blue and white ceramics, see : Crowe, Y., Persia and China, Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Ed. La Borie, 2002.
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