Inv. no. LNS 635 HS
Nephrite, carved, polished and engraved by lapidary means, jade plaques and precious stones set in kundan technique
Height 19.6 cm; diameter 18 cm
India, probably Deccan, later 17th – early 18th century AD
later 11th – early 12th century AH
LNS 635 HS
Huqqa (hookah) reservoir of off-white jade, inlaid with floral motifs in rubies and emeralds; neck carved from one piece, compartments of body separately carved and assembled over a tinned copper internal reservoir