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# Tobacco holder

This tobacco holder was for a water pipe (huqqa) and was made in India in the 18th century. It belongs to a class of metalwares known as "bidri".

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.401a-1876](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.401a-1876) · Pramāṇa
