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Gun Powder Flask

A work made of gilded copper and ivory.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gilded copper and ivory.

Date:

Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), c. 1780

Artist:

Turkey

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture

Islamic

Title

Gun Powder Flask

Place

Ottoman Empire (Object made in)

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1775–1785

Medium

Gilded copper and ivory

Dimensions

10.4 × 5.9 × 2.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 5/16 × 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Margrette Dornbusch Fund

Reference Number

2011.286

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