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Gunpowder horn

unknown1722/1722

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Ox horn flask, closed at the bottom by a carved cherry wood cap, decorated with a complex series of carvings depicting scenes with animals and plants (flowering branches, ears of corn, trees, eagles, lions), a wall and landscapes (mountains of three flowering peaks).

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  • Title: Gunpowder horn
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date: 1722/1722
  • Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
  • Photographer: Carlo Vannini
  • Period: XVIII century
  • Bibliography: L.G.BOCCIA, Armi antiche delle raccolte civiche reggiane, Reggio emilia 1984, p.32, n.75
  • Provenance: Central Italy
  • Type: Etnic handmade
  • Medium: Wood
Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

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