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The flask is cast in relief with a scene of the Roman general Scipio storming the walls of New Carthage. The scene is based on a 1539 engraving by Georg Pencz (1500–1550) of Nuremberg.
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Title: Powder Flask with Bullet Box, Clock, Compass, and Sundial
Date: ca. 1570–1600
Geography: Augsburg or Nuremberg
Culture: German, Augsburg or Nuremberg
Medium: Brass, gold, steel, glass
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Object Number: 14.25.1493
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