Antique Kopi Flask Handmade Made from the Stomach of a Camel for Vatican Oils for Sale

Antique Kopi Flask Handmade Made from the Stomach of a Camel for Vatican Oils For Sale

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Antique Kopi Flask Handmade Made from the Stomach of a Camel for Vatican Oils:
$175.50

This Antique is aFascinating Look at the Relationship of the Vatican\'s Reach for the Functional Ritualistic Utensils of the Church. The piece is6-1/4\" tall by 8-3/4\" wide handle to handle, and by 3-1/4 to 3-1/2\" as a slightly ballooning body. The neck is one inch tall. And the neck is in thelotus style. The open mouth is one-inch wide and is also in the lotus style.The bottom (painted red) is 3-1/4 inches by 2 inches.CTheflaskweighs 9.8 ounces.
This is a decorated Kopivase made for holding water, olive oil and perfumed oils. They were supplied to the Vatican museums as early as 1900 and for many years bysouth-central Pakistani workersof the Diocese of Lahore. Made from a camel skin (stomach) in the flask shape with a lotus petal theme. The neck and mouth are decorated with the lotus petal theme. This piece is executed exactly in the Rajasthan style. This artifact is in verygood condition; strong and tight and intact. It is quite old and much of the hand-painteddesign ofgolden flowers is muted by age.