Powder Flask

c. 1590
Overall: 19.4 x 12.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 in.)
Weight: 660 g (1.46 lbs.)
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Location: 210B Firearms

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This powder flask depicts a mythological scene that precipitated the Trojan War. Here we see the Trojan prince Paris giving a golden apple to Aphrodite, the goddess who reciprocates by offering him the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta.

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Luxury powder flasks served as highly visible badges of ranks. Many highly decorated flasks, like this example, embody all the allure and characteristics of a work of art. This flask depicts an ancient Greek story in which the youthful Paris must reward the most beautiful woman in the world with a golden apple.
Powder Flask

Powder Flask

c. 1590

Italy, 16th century

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