Caption

Pipe for smoking hashish. The stem is slightly curved, thin, ending with a flattened amber, mouthpiece. The short silver pipe may have been used for smoking hashish — a hallucinogenic drug produced from cannabis flowers. A lump of the compressed substance was placed in the recess at the end of the pipe. The mouthpiece was made of amber, and the main part of the object was decorated using the filigree technique — creating ornaments from thin wires joined into intricate patterns. 1st half of the 20th century, Yemen. Pipe; height 12.5 cm, width 1.7 cm., A long curved object with a rounded hollow bowl at the top and a faceted handle at the bottom, rendered in metallic silver and warm amber tones; the silver shaft has a few decorative banded sections with looped filigree and a small protruding tab, showing slight surface wear and subtle scratches, while the amber handle is translucent with vertical facets and a smooth glossy finish; the background is a uniform pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_152

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35.7Mb (272.2Kb) / 6.9in x 20.0in / 2082 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pipe smoking hashish stem slightly curved thin ending flattened amber mouthpiece short silver pipe hallucinogenic drug produced cannabis flowers lump compressed substance was placed recess pipe mouthpiece was amber main part object decorated using filigree technique creating ornaments thin wires joined intricate patterns 1st half 20th century Yemen height 12.5 cm width 1.7 cm long curved rounded hollow bowl top faceted handle bottom rendered metallic silver warm tones silver shaft decorative banded sections looped filigree small protruding tab showing slight surface wear subtle scratches amber handle translucent vertical facets smooth glossy finish background uniform pale gray.