Case for a pipe Pipe case from Ceylon, Long, rectangular wooden case with a block-shaped box with a hinged lid. The whole is covered with ivory plates that are attached to the case with pins and are adorned with carvings in the shape of meandering tendrils with garnet flowers. On the lid a standing pipe-speaking man (Dutch), depicted frontally with a large hat on the long hair and left hand in the silk, foliage, tendrils, branches, ornament, Sri Lanka, Dutch East India Company, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1725, ivory, wood (plant material), copper (metal), metal, striking (metalworking), h 8 cm × l 50 cm × w 6 cm
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Case, pipe Pipe case, Ceylon, Long, rectangular wooden case, block-shaped box, hinged lid, whole, covered, ivory plates, attached, case, pins, adorned, carvings, shape, meandering tendrils, garnet flowers, lid, standing pipe-speaking man, Dutch, depicted frontally, large hat, long hair, left hand, silk, foliage, tendrils, branches, ornament, Sri Lanka, Dutch East India Company, c, 1700, 1725, ivory, wood, plant material, copper, metal, striking, metalworking
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