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[[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|300x300px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | [[File:Keresaspa profile.jpg|300x300px|alt=|thumb|Keresaspa, courtesy of Keresaspa.]] | ||
[[File:Keresaspa logo.jpg|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe.]] | [[File:Keresaspa logo.jpg|thumb|295x295px|Keresaspa's stamp, 'Keresaspa' in script, followed by a second stamp indicating the grade of the pipe. This stamp is the '''Orb of Ishtar'''.]] | ||
Keresaspa ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet IPA]: ''Kərəsāspa'') pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes | Keresaspa (Persian: گرشاسپ; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet IPA]: ''Kərəsāspa'') pipes are made by Saeed ‘Keresaspa’ Nazarli (b. 1991), an Iranian pipemaker living in Tehran. Keresaspa is the nickname that he goes by, and the name given to his pipes; it is a transliteration of the name of a an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garshasp ancient Persian mythological figure], which is itself an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan Avestan] word meaning ‘he with the the slender horses.’ Keresaspa lives with his wife, who also makes pipes under the name [[Atin]].<ref>The information for this page was provided to the author by Keresaspa.</ref> | ||
Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | Keresaspa began smoking pipes in 2010 began researching them as an enthusiast. He later co-founded the Iran Pipe Club, writing numerous articles about pipes and tobacco for the IPC and serving as its president between 2012 and 2018. | ||