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Antique 19thC Burmese Pipe Carved Clay Figural Bowl Silver Filigree highly collectible, authentic 19th-century Burmese (Myanmar) smoking pipe, traditionally used for tobacco or botanical mixtures. exceptional combination of materials and regional folk craftsmanship, typical of Southeast Asian tribal art from the late Konbaung dynasty period. Hand-sculpted from unglazed dark gray/black clay (stoneware), intricately hand-carved with repetitive geometric incisions and traditional tiered petal-like motifs forming a stylized mythological beast. A long, elegant, tapering metal alloy stem displaying a beautiful vintage patina. It is decorated with four structural bands of braided wire filigree. This style of ethnographic pipe is securely dated to the mid-to-late 19th century, specifically spanning roughly 1850 to 1890. 11” long As is