Museum number:
| APM 14.624a |
Subcollection:
| excavated pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head man with beard (Homer?) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd man met snor en baard, kort haar in lokken. Steelovergang dubbel lint. Steel onderzijde getand blad. Persvorm in twee delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1870 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.22 in (3.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | orange red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Germany |
| Region national | Lower Saxony |
| Town | Uslar |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Bovenden, Günther Loth |
| Excavation site | Uslar, Wiesenstrasse, 1995 |
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