Powder Flask

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark gray, possibly metallic object. Object resembles an upside-down, truncated funnel. Wide base flares out, with 14 vertical wavy ridges and decorative rope-like texture around each ridge. Wide base narrows into a short cylindrical middle section, decorated with relief carvings around top and bottom. Top section features a flared base with a rounded body that narrows into a short cylinder. Background transitions from dark at top to light at bottom. Powder Flask by Hans Rudolf Strozach.