[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Huqqa base # Huqqa base This base for a huqqa, or water pipe, belongs to a class of Indian metalwork known as "bidri ware". The technique takes it name from the city of Bidar, in present day Karnataka, where it is thought to have originated. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1750–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.857-1874](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.857-1874) · Pramāṇa