Pipe, Tophane ware, with a bowl made of clay that has impressed decoration, a thin band of metal around the rim, and a wider, crown-shaped band of metal around the base. The stem is made of wood covered with brown velvet and with a band of decorative metal at either end., The mouthpiece is yellow, and probably made of glass. There is a short length of metal chain hanging from the stem, and another on the bowl.
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