A RARE OTTOMAN POWDER FLASK
A rarely encountered form, the fine, turned elephant spout incised with birdseye talismans, The leather body with elaborately pierced tree of life appliques, the lower terminal bound with the ladder seam likewise found on Ottoman scabbards. 17th century. Well worn with minor losses. Overall length 23.4cm. Condition IV
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A rarely encountered form, the fine, turned elephant spout incised with birdseye talismans, The leather body with elaborately pierced tree of life appliques, the lower terminal bound with the ladder seam likewise found on Ottoman scabbards. 17th century. Well worn with minor losses. Overall length 23.4cm. Condition IV