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Description: | Clay pipe fragment dating to the 17th century. The stem of the pipe has broken away leaving the bowl attached to only a short length of stem. The bowl is circular in section with convex sides giving it a bulbous shape. The mouth of the bowl has been chipped; running around the outside, just below the rim, is possibly rouletted decoration with an intermitent indented horizontal line crossed by close together regular unindented vertical lines. The bowl is 13.5mmm in external diameter at the rim, 18.7mm in maximum external diameter and 31.9mm tall (measured from the base of the stem excluding the foot). There is a short oval foot at the base, 11.9mm by 9.7mm. The remains of the stem is 9.2mm in diameter with an internal preforation 2.2mm in diameter. The bowl meets the stem at a c.135 degree angle. There is no evidence of a makers mark.The shape of the bowl, size of foot and angle of connection with the stem suggest a c.1620-1640 AD date. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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