Vintage Meerschaum Smoking Pipe with Stem

Vintage Meerschaum Smoking Pipe with Stem - Depicting Man with beard and sleeping cap - Hand carved - Stem is removable, not sure what it is made of - Pre-owned condition, used (well enjoyed) - Marks on the pipe from when it was carved - Vintage condition - Head is 2.5" high x 3" wide x 1.5"; Removable pipe is 6" long A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. When smoked, meerschaum pipes gradually change color, and old meerschaum pipes will turn incremental shades of yellow, orange, red, and amber from the base on up.