Museum number:
| APM 15.065c |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| stylized animal head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp (rookpijp) van steen met staande cilindrische ketel, hielmarkering en rechte cilindrische steel zonder manchet. Ketel suggereert de kop van een dier met twee puntige oren aan de ketelbasis. Steeleind onderzijde wervelvormige knopvormige decoratie. |
Date:
| Period | 1500 B.C. - 1200 B.C. |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 0.91 in (2.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | cream |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | South East Asia |
| Country | Laos (?) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1994 |
| Provenance | Soerabaya, Jalan Kebon Sirih Timur Dalam, antiekhandel, 1989-1994 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, overloop, vitrine Azië, v.a. 2001. |
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