[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 unusual base of a water pipe (huqqa) is in the form of a mango. It was made in India in the 18th century and belongs to a class of metalwares known as "bidri". - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-180-1984](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-180-1984) · Pramāṇa