opium pipe

A pipe with a tiny, clay bowl, possibly for the opium. The small bowl has a small raised piece on one side inside. The pipe stem is long and wooden and decorated with finely incised lines enclosing floral and animal designs. The pipe is unused.
label: yellow with black type

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