Powder flask from Afghanistan

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi
I saw at least three like this one and one is published by Oliver Pinchot.
Kubur

Hi Kubur!

You are talking about the powder flask that is published in the book in the book Arms of the Paladins : The Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons?

Dima

[stenoyab]

Heres one I have, sadly missing a few parts.

[ariel]

Interesting that Jonathan Barrett, a well-known expert in Oriental arms ( I still remember his invited lecture on Indian sword hilts in Timonium) defines both his examples as Indian, not Afghani. Strangely, I could not find anything similar in Oliver’s book.
Where would you place yours?

[stenoyab]

I'd be vague and say Northern India/Afghan, as I assume its more a tribal design ?

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by stenoyab

I'd be vague and say Northern India/Afghan, as I assume its more a tribal design ?

I completely agree with you.

1) this is undoubtedly a tribal design of different levels of complexity
2) several similar powder flasks were sold at a well-known auction and were attributed to Afghanistan (here is one of them):
https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/...&currentpos=34
3) my powder flask of this type was brought to me from Kabul. And the man who brought her to me, said that he saw on the bazaar in Kabul more than a few powder flasks of this type.

Dima

P.S. There are other examples that show that these powder flasks are from Afghanistan. Such as this:

[mahratt]

Kubur, thanks again! I looked book of the respected Oliver Pincio. He also writes that the powder flasks we are discussing were made in Afghanistan.

[mahratt]

Dear forum participants, does anyone else have in the collection such powder flasks?