Lot 490

Hopewell Tradition Frog Effigy Pipe Bowl

Estimate: $250 - $750

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Hopewell Tradition frog effigy pipe bowl, circa 100 BCE to 500 CE. The pipe features a tooled frog effigy centered as the pipe bowl, constructed from Pipestone, and showing a traditional Hopewell design to this bowl. The Hopewell Culture describes the trade and exchange system used by the people of this era that lived Midwestern and Northeastern U.S. The condition of this pipe bowl is good, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this pipe bowl 1 3/4" x 1 3/8 x 2 1/2".