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* '''Orb of Shamash'''; For smooth pipes, excellent grain with less uniform patterning or tone than the preceding grade; also used for the very best sandblasted pipes. | * '''Orb of Shamash'''; For smooth pipes, excellent grain with less uniform patterning or tone than the preceding grade; also used for the very best sandblasted pipes. | ||
* '''Orb of Seen'''; For smooth pipes, very good grain with less uniform patterning or tone (such as minor knots) than the preceding grade; also used for standard rusticated or sandblasted pipes. | * '''Orb of Seen'''; For smooth pipes, very good grain with less uniform patterning or tone (such as minor knots) than the preceding grade; also used for standard rusticated or sandblasted pipes. | ||
[[File:Keresaspagrades.png|center|thumb|The grades of Keresaspa pipes in descending order: Orb of Ishtar, Orb of Shamash, and Orb of Seen. Compiled from images courtesy Keresaspa.]] | |||
Keresaspa also has a fourth grade reserved for only the most exceptional pipes, called '''Keresaspa and the Azi-Dahak'''. | Keresaspa also has a fourth grade reserved for only the most exceptional pipes, called '''Keresaspa and the Azi-Dahak'''. | ||