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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: JustinByram24 on January 17, 2014, 09:57:01 pm
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Need help finding out exactly what it is. Found in a store in Fort Campbell, they claimed it had been stolen during Desert Storm and brought back to the states. Age, price, material? Thanks.
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Front side.
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How big is it? Almost looks like a snuff bottle.
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About 7 inches tall 2 inches long and about 5 inches wide. I was thinking it was a wine flask because if the grapes on the front. Also the string on it is not original.
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Is it metal?
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No, it feels as if it's a clay/plaster. It has cracks in it.
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7in long x 2in deep x 5in wide,...BIG SNUFF Bottle....never..ma ybe .small personal, grapeseed oil bottle, can,t see it being a plonk bottle, as true muslims don,t drink........yup,..i,ll stick with a grapeseed oil bottle....
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They did make clay bottles. It could be a flask.
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http://www.bottlebooks.com/questions/july2003/july_2003_questions.htm scroll down pottery flask.
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7in long x 2in deep x 5in wide,...BIG SNUFF Bottle....never..ma ybe .small personal, grapeseed oil bottle, can,t see it being a plonk bottle, as true muslims don,t drink........yup,..i,ll stick with a grapeseed oil bottle....
Maybe they were HAPPY people? lol
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Very happy! ;D ;D
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Very happy! ;D ;D
who rattled your cage..... ;D
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http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Byzantine_-_Pilgrim_Flask_-_Walters_482521.jpg
We might be all wrong! ;D
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http://www.etsy.com/listing/112808009/antique-japanese-ceramic-flask?ref=market
Hmmmmm! This is Japanese, but the idea is the same.
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And!!.....
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I just think these flasks were multi purpose.
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I just think these flasks were multi purpose.
they were....for ...grapeseed oil..... ;)
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Ampullae were used for water, wine and oil. In the olden days, oil for annointing or for tomb preservation/odor control. It could have also been used for cooking or dipping of bread. Usually those without handles were typically used for holy water or spiritual oils.
They have been widely used for any number of uses over recent years and carried symbolically.
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Need help finding out exactly what it is. Found in a store in Fort Campbell, they claimed it had been stolen during Desert Storm and brought back to the states. Age, price, material? Thanks.
Could be from a few places in the Middle East from Egypt to Iraq and is worth investigating but the design of vines and grapes / berries looks fairly modern. Has it been stained with oil or some other liquid ? That and the heat could make it appear older than it actually is.
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Need help finding out exactly what it is. Found in a store in Fort Campbell, they claimed it had been stolen during Desert Storm and brought back to the states. Age, price, material? Thanks.
Could be from a few places in the Middle East from Egypt to Iraq and is worth investigating but the design of vines and grapes / berries looks fairly modern. Has it been stained with oil or some other liquid ? That and the heat could make it appear older than it actually is.
The normal color is white. The material is very chalky like. Cracks here and there but no leaks. It has to be painted or stained.
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Just this is a common shape of a flask.
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Just this is a common shape of a flask.
Noooooooooooooo!!.....you,re wrong....this my Dear G,acre....is the common shape of a Flask.... ;D
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=flask&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OkDhUt6gK4yr0AXej4HIBg&ved=0CGQQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=638
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I know that flask believe me there were many types of flasks. I have many.
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I know that flask believe me there were many types of flasks. I have many.
Oh!!.....i know that..an bet they are all full of !Mothers Ruin"...and yer fridge is full of Tonic...bottles.... ;D
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This is a flask and I don't see this either. There's a handle on the other side. This is not that rare from what I hear. It's over 100 years old.
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More of a jug, but clay pottery. Fits more liquid! ;D
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that my Dear G,acre....is what i would call a stone ware bottle....
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So anybody know exactly what it is yet? Or what it's worth?
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it could be any of whats already been said on the previous post, regarding what it is and what it could hold....out of all the answers you,ve had, i,d have to say, KC,s was the most likely...its an Ampullae....which is used for carrying, water, oil, holy water,...etc...value...where it came from..probably pennies...here...wh at ever anyone is prepared to give you....