Cream pipe made of clay. The pipe has a long stem with raised vine decoration, leading to the bowl. The bowl is at a 90 degree angle to the stem and in the shape of a head wearing a winged helmet or hat, possibly the Roman God, Mercury. The pipe bowl is burnished inside through use.
label: black with white handwriting
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