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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 several small chips and is expanded outwards into a rim ; running around c. one third of the outside, just below the rim, is probably rouletted decoration with an indented horizontal line crossed by close together regular unindented vertical lines. The bowl is 15.4mmm in external diameter at the rim, 20.1mm in maximum external diameter and 35.5mm tall (measured from the base of the stem excluding the foot). There is a short large round foot at the base, 11.4mm in diameter. The remains of the stem is 10.5mm in diameter with an internal preforation 2.5mm 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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