Flask
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
Coconut, silver
Measurements
90 mm (Width); 150 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1339730.1
Summary
Coconut flask, carved with a lion face with silver spot with cork stopper for mouth, glass eyes, metal studs on cheeks (one missing).. Scenes of a centurion slaying a lion and a figure of a god on an eagle and various flowers, birds and foliage carved on it. Originally contained a manuscript note (NT 1339730.2), now in store. Currently standing on dish NT 1332905.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.