Priming Flask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Priming Flask by artist is a curved, reddish-brown horn with a wide end and a narrow end. The horn has a shiny appearance. Gold metal bands encircle the horn near the middle and at the wide end. The bands are ornately decorated with scrollwork. A gold metal piece extends from the narrow end of the horn. A string protrudes from the narrow end. The horn rests on a plain off-white background.