Powder Flask
AF5096
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5096 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Description | Gunpowder flask decorated with snake motif, four solid band at neck, ring at each side of top portion for suspension. |
| Length | 21.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
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