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This delightful water syringe, or pichkari, would have been filled with colored water to be sprayed during the Indian spring festival of Holi. It was probably made at Lucknow or another royal court of northern India where it would have been part of a collection of other elegant paraphernalia.
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Title: Holi Syringe (Pichkari)
Date: late 18th–mid-19th century
Geography: Made in India, Lucknow (probably)
Medium: Silver and gilded silver
Dimensions:
L: 5.9 in (15 cm)
Extended: L: 8.9 in (22.5 cm)
Classification: Metal
Credit Line: Purchase, Estate of Howard Hodgkin Gift, 2019
Object Number: 2019.149
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