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"inscription": "Translation of inscription: \r\n\r\n\"In the name of God, the element, the merciful,\r\nIs the key to the wise treasure\"",
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"did_you_know": "Turquoise five-petaled flowers hang from lime green pedicels.",
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"description": "Smoking tobacco was introduced to the Mughal court from Iran in the very early 1600s and soon became popular. This base formed part of a hookah, or water pipe, which consisted of a base that held water\u2014sometimes perfumed with herbs or fresh fruit\u2014a detachable bowl to hold tobacco, and a long tube. Early hookahs used existing vessels for bases, including coconut shells. By the late 1600s or early 1700s, richly decorated pieces like this were produced. The jewel-like decoration of blue and green blossoms evokes a garden in which a smoker might have sat.",
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"citation": "Lee, Sherman E. \u201cS\u014dsetsu and Flowers.\u201d The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 57, no. 8 (November 1970): 263\u2013271.",
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