OLD BALKAN - GREEK BRASS GUN POWDER FLASK WITH DOUBLE-HEADED CROWNED BYZANTINE EAGLES

AN OLD BALKAN GREEK BRASS GUN POWDER FLASK WITH DOUBLE-HEADED CROWNED BYZANTINE EAGLES

THIS IS AN OLD - POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY - GUN POWDER FLASK.

BALKAN - GREEK IN ORIGEN.
MADE FROM BRASS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SILVER PLATED WITH MOST OF THE PLATE GONE.

HAS AN ELABORATE RAISED RELIEF METALWORK DESIGN ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SPHERICAL FACES.
 
THE SIDES ARE APPLIED WITH CHAIN SUSPENSION MOUNTS IN THE FORM OF CHERUB HEADS.

THE BOTTOM SIDES ARE APPLIED WITH DOUBLE-HEADED CROWNED GREEK BYZANTINE EAGLES.
 
The double-headed eagle is the most recognizable symbol of Greek Christian Orthodoxy today (other than the cross) and was the official state symbol of the late Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) symbolising the unity between the Byzantine Orthodox Church and State. In addition, the heads of the eagle also represent the dual sovereignity of the Byzantine Emperor, with the left head representing Rome (the West) and the right head representing Constantinople (the East).
 
THE TOP IS FITTED WITH A CYLINDRICAL POURING SPOUT, WITH ITS ORIGINAL STOPPER SECURED TO THE FLASK WITH A CHAIN.
 

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CONDITION: MOST OF SILVERPLATE GONE. STRUCTURALLY IN GOOD CONDITION. CHAIN CAP IN TACT.
A NICE, GOOD-QUALITY EXAMPLE OF A CLASSIC GREEK POWDER FLASK IN STYLE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE (1821-1832).
 
SIZE 17CM HIGH 11,7CM WIDE WEIGHT 558G
 
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