Bidspirit auction | 19th c. Ornate Middle Eastern
19th c. Ornate Middle Eastern Gun Powder Flask - Ottoman Empire - 19th Century Middle Eastern / Ottoman Empire Gun Powder Flask Container | A finely engraved high relief brass / copper gun powder flask ornately / elaborately decorated with floral, foliage and geometric designs and parcel-silvering (partially coated / plated with silver) | From the Syrian area of the Ottoman Empire, Near / Middle East | Approx. Size: 6” H x 5” W x 1.25” D | Provenance: Ex. Dr Joseph B. Touma, West Virginia, USA Near East Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia, Dr Joseph B. Touma, West Virginia, USA; see https://www.hmoa.org/art/collections/touma-near-eastern-collection | Very good condition, some loss to decorative silver plating.