"Bristol Diamond" Smoking Pipe Stem

Clay smoking pipe stem decorated with incised lines and a Bristol diamond pattern. Two incised bands sit atop a poorly stamped Bristol diamond band. The two sides of the Bristol diamond pattern only meet at certain parts of the stem, causing the remaining stamped pattern to look like zig-zagged teeth. 

• Object number

  882.47

• Dimensions

  Bore Diameter 8/64 inches

• Decoration

  Stamped

  Incised

• Animals/objects

  Smoking Pipe

• Patterns

  Zigzag

  Bristol Diamonds

• Category

  Personal

• Class

  Ceramic

• Material

  Ball Clay

• Context

  Lot 8, Test Cut AQ2, Lovelace Tavern, Subsoil, Strata VII (544.882)

• Forms

  Stem