[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Powder flask # Powder flask Highly decorated ivory primers, or priming flasks, were made in India, as elsewhere, to carry the small quantities of fine powder needed to fill the pan of matchlock guns. This example is typical of those made within the Mughal empire in about 1600. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.382-a-1896](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.382-a-1896) · Pramāṇa