Museum number:
| APM 9.877a |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| mouthpiece |
Keyword:
| teat-shaped amber mouthpiece |
Description:
| Mondstuk van Turkse pijp van oranjebruine barnsteen, speenvormig met tussenring van goudsteen om houten steel met witmetaal bekleed. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Length | 7.8 in (19.8 cm) |
| Diameter | 1.1 in (2.8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Material | amber (stone) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe), polished |
| Colour | orange brown |
| Other materials | white metal (metal), goldstone (stone), wood |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Asia |
| Region international | Western Asia |
| Country | Turkey |
| Ethnicity | Ottoman |
Acquisition
| Year | 1988 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1988 |
Literature
| Benedict Goes, 25 eeuwen roken; De verwonderlijke vormgeving van de pijp. , 1993. p 63, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Benedict Goes, The Intriguing Design of Tobacco Pipes. Leiden, 1993. p 63, groepsfoto. Dit exemplaar. |
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