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

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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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