With its luminous clarity and flaring form, this 18th-Century huqqa base represents a transitional shape between spherical and bell shaped types. Wheel-cut floral sprays and geometric bands adorn its free-blown body.
With its glassy brilliance and softly rounded form, this distinctive huqqa base offers a striking variation on traditional Mughal glassware. Unlike the typical bell-shaped bases, this piece flares outward into a broad, flattened foot without the usual indentation at the waist, giving it a deceptively compact, almost squat appearance. Dating to the 18th century, it represents a transitional form between spherical and bell-shaped types seen throughout the period. Free-blown and tooled at the pontil, its surface is decorated with delicately wheel-cut floral sprays framed by geometric bands. A similar example is illustrated in Mughal Glass: A History of Glassmaking in India, p. 189.
- Subject Matter: Glass Objects
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