Museum number:
| APM 17.651 |
Subcollection:
| opium paraphernalia |
Title:
| opium pot |
Keyword:
| barrel shape |
Description:
| Opiumpotje van buffelhoorn met lichte tonvorm op vlakke voet en met vlak deksel. Gedraaid, de bodem separaat en aan de pot gelijmd. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1920 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) | |
| Weight | 13 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | buffalo horn (animal material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | East Asia |
| Country | China |
Acquisition
| Year | 2005 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, Ferry Bertholet |
| Cyprus, Wolf Koslowski, c. 1993-2005 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Opium & opiumschuiven, een bronnenboek. Amsterdam, 2006. p 203, afb 214. Dit exemplaar. |
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