Орнаментация «турецких» курительных трубок (по материалам поселения Волна 12 на Тамани)
Ornamentation of the “Turkish” tobacco pipes (on field research materials of the Volna 12 settlement on the Taman Peninsula)

Author(s): Olga Kladchenko
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Taman Peninsula; settlements; New time; “Turkish” tobacco pipes; ornaments
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the results of the study of 406 “Turkish” tobacco pipes excavated at the Volna 12 settlement on the Taman Peninsula in 2013–2015. There are numerous classifications of tobacco pipes in the Russian-language publications but these researches have not analyzed such important detail as ornamentation of the pipes. Descriptions of ornaments are given in articles of European scholars but there is no comprehensive study of the pipe’s décor. The author identified seven ornamental motifs and described 42 types of stamps that are represented by both the small series and single artifacts. To apply the ornament, the cogwheels and various stamps were used, and they can serve as reliable markers of certain workshops. Stamps of all types are shown in correlation with typological features of types of “Turkish” tobacco pipes. A further study of ornamental stamps is a promising direction in identifying of individual workshops and local centers for the production of tobacco pipes.

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