A BRONZE AND ENAMEL MINATURE FLASK
Presumably Persia, 17th century or earlier. Rising from a short foot to a wide body and thin straight neck with everted rim, the wider sides with emerald-green enamel, depicting two confronting birds.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Good condition, chips to enamel, encrustations, and dents.

Weight: 164 g
Dimensions: Height 8.3 cm