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INDIA. (B.a.) 



[ I.] Massive bowl, 3 Jin. x 3in. diameter, of dark stone, 

 carved with silver rim; ebony stem, i6in. long, with silver 

 ferrules and rings; mouthpiece, silver, isin. long, covered 

 with filigree and studs, in silver. 34oin. long. From 

 International Exhibition, 1862. (From Arracona Province 

 of Paindao, Bengal.) 



[ 2.] Water pipe; bowl for water, black nut, 4iin. x 2 Jin. ; 

 enclosed by four acanthus leaves in silver ; chillum of silver, 

 lower part fluted; stem, silver. i4in. long. 



[ 3.] Water pipe; silver bowl, 4iin. x 3in. ; repousse', with 

 Indian ornament ; stem, blackwood, with silver ferrules and 

 mouthpiece, igin. long. 



[4.] Large pipe in red pottery, unglazed; bowl 2|in. 

 diameter ; with nearly circular chamber beneath, 4in x 3. I in. ; 

 wooden mouth-piece, sin. long. (Ahmedabad.) 



[ 5.] Pipe in ijlack pottery ; small bowl. ^Vm. long. 

 (Baroda.) 



[6.] Large pipe bowl, with serpent twisted round it; 

 wood ; body of serpent studded with silver scales ; bowl 

 studded with small silver jjlates and knobs ; cover of bowl, 

 silver ; surmounted by female figure, holding mirror ; stands 

 upon a " lingum " of green jade, 2iin. x 2in. ; upon which is 

 a serpent in silver, with open mouth. 6Mn. long, 5in. high. 



[ 7.] Hookah, with chillum ; i3J,in. high x 4in. diameter 

 at base ; black pottery ; chillum, a double cup ; imitation 

 Bidri ware. (Baroda.) 



[8.] Hookah, with chillum ; black pottery. i2in. high 

 X 4in. diameter. (Baroda.) 



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