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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2013
A small number of clay pipes for smoking tobacco (of the Eastern or tsimbouchi variety) were uncovered in the Knossos Medical Faculty excavations. These are first catalogued and discussed, and then compared with other published material from Greek lands within the Ottoman Empire. Because such study is still in its infancy, the conclusions are but slight: the KMF pieces, lying relatively early within the series (perhaps broadly the 18th century AD), display a considerable range of variation ‥ not all of which can be paralleled yet from elsewhere.
* This note publishes a group of objects relatively isolated and self-contained from amongst the bulk of the later material retrieved in the KMF excavations. It isregretted that nothing is yet securely known of the dates of their contexts, but little might be forthcoming anyway on this point. The abbreviations used are those normally encountered in the BSA. I would like to thank V. Misailidou-Despotidou for her kindness in directing my attention to the Hesperia article of Robertson.
1 Hayes, J.W., Turkish Clay Pipes: a provisional typology, in Davey, The Archaeology of the Clay Tobacco Pipe IV. Europe I BAR S 92 3ff (Great Britain, 1980)Google Scholar; Robertson, R.C.W., Clay Tobacco Pipes from the Kerameikos AA 98 (1983) 265 ffGoogle Scholar, and Tobacco Pipes of Corinth and of the Agora, AthenianHesperia 54 (1985) 149 ff.Google Scholar
2 Hayes, , BAR 92 3Google Scholar; but better in Robertson, AA 98 (1983) 265 ffGoogle Scholar, and Hesperia 54 (1985) 149 ff: the last having a fine selection of plates of old engravings and the like.
3 As stated above: the Early Iron Age tombs, at least, should be published before too long.
4 As too is the method of measuring complete specimens: ‘length is measured on a line parallel with the top of the rim, height on a line perpendicular to the rim’ ‥ Robertson, , AA 98 (1983) 273 ft. 33Google Scholar.
5 Though observe something similar at Varna, Bulgaria: Stančeva, M., La Collection des pipes du Musée de Varna Bulletin du Musée Nationale de Varna 8 (1972) 83, fig. 4.Google Scholar
6 In the early 1980's, a number of these (in both red and white/beige clays) were on view in Case 9 of the Museum in question. They remain, I believe, unpublished. Suffice it to say that there are many of the same type as 2 and 3 of mine: some much more elaborate in their fluting of the bowl and general range of ornamental devices employed.
7 These criteria are put forward by Robertson in both her articles: on the colour of the clay (AA 266); on the existence of the stepped-ring termination and the stem opening of under 1 cm diameter (AA 270); on small size of bowl, of stem opening, and the presence of a maker's monogram (Hesperia 161); on the fat wreath/collar (Hesperia 164).
