1.04.2012

(Article) Clay Hash Pipe from the 16th Century



"Clay pipes of this kind were very common in the Ottoman period (16th-19th centuries CE), were mostly used for smoking tobacco, and some were even used to smoke hashish. The Ottoman authorities tried to combat this practice but failed when it became clear that smoking was firmly entrenched in all levels of society,”

-Shahar Puni of the Israel Antiquities Authority

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