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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10657002, member: 8267&quot;]Hello all. I am stumped by this thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>My feeling is that the origin is somewhere between Morocco and India (I know, rather broad), but I am having trouble finding any close comparisons. The container is made of molded leather, now rock hard. I assume the loops along the edges were for a strap of some sort. The base is flattened, and it can stand upright. The carved wooden stopper seems rather excessive in length, but it is what came with it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure what it was meant to contain - water? wine? gunpowder? The little spout is hollow for as far as I can get a probe, so probably for dispensing contents.</p><p><br /></p><p>The auction lot also included a second flask, a bit larger and undecorated, with no spout, just an open neck. The carved stopper for that one is even taller.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone seen anything similar?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]533016[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]533017[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]533018[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]533019[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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