Long-necked flask, or surahi, for wine or water

Details

• Title

  Long-necked flask, or surahi, for wine or water

• Associated place

  Asia › India › north India (place of creation)

• Date

  late 16th century

• Material and technique

  brass, cast

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  container › vessel › flask

• Dimensions

  22.5 cm (height)
  11 cm (diameter)
  at foot 6.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of an anonymous benefactor and the Eric North Bequest Fund, 2014.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 33 | Mughal India

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2014.62

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