A Mughal ivory barut-dan or powder flask in the shape of an antilope, India, 17th C.

L.: 24 cm

Provenance: A private Belgian collection, acquired in the 1980's in the Brussels antiques trade.

Presented on a custom-made plexi stand.

See also:
- A closely related example, probably from the same workshop, is in the collection of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, in present-day Mumbai. (link)
- Christie's, London, June 10, 2013, Lot 133, for a more elaborately carved example. (link)