Powder Flask

Powder Flask

Public Domain

Powder Flask
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Powder Flask
Date17th century
MediumIvory, brass, and amber
Dimensions3 3/8 × 9 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (8.6 × 23.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Friends of Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object number2009.1357
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Simon Ray Limited, London, 2009]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.

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