Eastern priming flask

rickystl · 10th August 2018, 06:27 PM

What a beautiful Persian style powder flask. And made of solid silver no less.
The decoration does seem just a bit on the cruder side, But still wonderful.
I would think Afghan would be as good a guess as any. Difficult to tell with this one.
This "style" of flask seemed popular throughout much of the Ottoman Empire. You see variations made of brass, iron, horn, - and silver.

Again, nice piece for a collection.

Rick

Kubur · 12th August 2018, 07:30 AM

it's far too nice to be Afghan.
it's Persian or at least Central Asian...

10th August 2018, 06:27 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	What a beautiful Persian style powder flask. And made of solid silver no less. The decoration does seem just a bit on the cruder side, But still wonderful. I would think Afghan would be as good a guess as any. Difficult to tell with this one. This "style" of flask seemed popular throughout much of the Ottoman Empire. You see variations made of brass, iron, horn, - and silver. Again, nice piece for a collection. Rick

12th August 2018, 07:30 AM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	it's far too nice to be Afghan. it's Persian or at least Central Asian...