A BRONZE GUNPOWDER CARTRIDGE CASE (PALASKA) WITH A RIDER ON HORSEBACK
Greece or Balkans, Western Ottoman Provinces, 19th century

Of typical rectangular cusped shape, with a slightly convex hinged lid at the top surmounted by an openwork decorative plaque with vegetal volutes, the front with a repoussé decoration of a rider on horseback amidst vegetal sprays and animals, the sides engraved with lush foliage and vegetal sprays, the rectangular belt loop at the back plain, 13cm x 10.5cm.