Powder Flask, ca. 1575–85, German, Copper alloy, iron alloy, H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 2 9/16 in. (6.6 cm); D. of dome 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Wt. 7.4 oz.. (210 g), Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, The only known example of its kind, this flask is constructed of a wooden core, which is overlaid with a copper-alloy sheet that was chased in low relief, in the same manner as the stocks of a small group of firearms associated with the court of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589) and thought to have been made in his dominions
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Powder Flask, ca, 1575–85, German, Copper alloy, iron, H, 5 3/16, 13.2 cm, W, 3 3/4, 9.5, D, 2 9/16, 6.6, dome 2 1/16, 5.2, Wt, 7.4 oz., 210 g, Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers, example, kind, flask, constructed, wooden core, overlaid, copper-alloy sheet, chased, low relief, manner, stocks, small group, firearms associated, court, Duke Julius, Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1528–1589, thought, dominions
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