BATTLE OF THE NILE LARGE POWDER HORN

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VERY GOOD AND RARE POWDER HORN CIRCA 1790. AROUND 17 INCHES LONG WITH THE STOPPER. MISSING ITS WOODEN END CAP. DECORATED WITH SAILORS ENGRAVING. A PANEL WITH FOLIAGE DESIGN AROUND THE NAME “R. CLACK”. WITH IMAGES RELATING TO THE NILE INCLUDING SNAKES, A CROCODILE, AND A SCORPION.  LARGE IMAGE OF A SAILING SHIP. ENGRAVED POWDER HORNS FROM THIS PERIOD HEAVILY FAKED, THIS IS A ONE LOOK ORIGINAL. WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, THE SURFACE OF THE HORN HAS SHRUNKEN BACK SLIGHTLY GIVING THE ENGRAVING A SMOOTH SLIGHTLY RAISED FEEL.