Opium pipe, with repoussé brass pipe bowl mount

Made:
Unknown in China

Ivory opium smoking pipe, cylindrical, engraved with figures and scenes, with repoussé brass pipe bowl mount, unsigned, China, undated. From Archdeacon Grey's collection, England, 1831-1900.

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A54680/1
Materials:
ivory, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and complete
Measurements:
overall (estimated height and depth from images) lying flat: height = 40 mm x width = 502 mm x depth = 29 mm,
type:
opium pipe