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Pilgrim Flask

17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 459
Imitating the shape of more portable leather prototypes, this so-called pilgrim flask is cast in copper. Originally covered in a type of gilding referred to as tombak, this piece still displays traces of its once golden sheen. Leather flasks were a standard part of equestrian equipment, and were popular among the Ottomans. Luxury examples such as this, however, probably served as emblems of rank.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pilgrim Flask
  • Date: 17th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey
  • Medium: Copper (tombak); cast, gilded, and engraved
  • Dimensions: Ht. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
    W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
    D. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
  • Classification: Metal
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Alastair B. Martin, Schimmel Foundation Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Straka, Margaret Mushekian, and Edward Ablat Gifts, and Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.100
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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