Barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th
centuryChased brass, in the form of a two-part ship's hull with a curved end, with engraved floral decoration on the whole incorporating silver flowered applications. The opening and hanging system at the end is in the shape of a bird's head with an eye inlaid with turquoise glass paste.
Length : 16,3 cmSmall
lack at the opening, some shocks. 

A very similar example is kept in the Quai Branly Museum under the number 71.1967.110.633.

A barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th century
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Barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th centuryChased brass, in the form of a two-part ship's hull with a curved end, with engraved floral decoration on the whole incorporating silver flowered applications. The opening and hanging system at the end is in the shape of a bird's head with an eye inlaid with turquoise glass paste. Length : 16,3 cmSmall lack at the opening, some shocks. A very similar example is kept in the Quai Branly Museum under the number 71.1967.110.633. A barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th century

Estimate
€200 - €300
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Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th centuryChased brass, in the form of a two-part ship's hull with a curved end, with engraved floral decoration on the whole incorporating silver flowered applications. The opening and hanging system at the end is in the shape of a bird's head with an eye inlaid with turquoise glass paste. Length : 16,3 cmSmall lack at the opening, some shocks. A very similar example is kept in the Quai Branly Museum under the number 71.1967.110.633. A barudani powder flask, Afghanistan, 19th or 20th century
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