‡A LARGE AFRICAN POWDER-FLASK, 19TH CENTURY of characteristic form, with hide body the body decorated with foliate, geometric and calligraphic designs, fitted with faceted iron nozzle, suspension loop, and with plaited leather straps 30.0 cm; 11 ¾ in The inscriptions are Persian and read: sal fal hal mal asl nasl takht (u) bakht bashadt bar shahriyari [va] bar qarar bar da[avam] ("May your year, omen, money, family, lineage, throne and good fortune be august, steadfast and perpetual.")