Museum number:
| APM 13.675 |
Subcollection:
| opium pipes |
Title:
| opium pipe |
Keyword:
| bottle shape |
Description:
| Opiumpijp van aardewerk met balustervormige gedraaide ketel met opstaande hals en vlakke voet met cilindervormige basis. Geelgroene glazuur. Buik van de fles op twee plaatsen voor gebruik van opium doorboord. Dikke rieten steel met textiel vastgezet, de buitenzijde met gebrande stippen. |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1990 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 13.58 in (34.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.39 in (1 cm) |
| Length total | 12.2 in (31 cm) | |
| Weight | 70 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | baluster shape |
| Material | pottery (ceramic) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | reed (organic material), fabric |
| Other colours | black |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | South East Asia |
| Country | Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Hill tribe |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Mae Sai, Thailand, Mengrai antique |
| Thailand, antiekhandel, c. 1990 |
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