[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 of a water pipe (huqqa) was made in India in the 18th century and belongs to a class of metalwares known as "bidri". Bidri is a technique known only in the Indian subcontinent, and takes its name from the city of Bidar, in the present-day state of Karnatika, where it is thought to have originated. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1745–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-4-1977](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-4-1977) · Pramāṇa