IMPORTANT POWDER RESERVE, GERMAN WORK FROM XIXe SIÈCLEréalisée from sheep shoulder blade. Rich decoration of mythological scenes representing the fall of Phaeton and Salome bringing the head of Saint John the Baptist to Herod. The bone is surrounded by diverse and fantastic animals including a winged dragon facing a bird, an elongated crocodile and a dog holding a bird in its mouth. Two iron hooks are present. (The cap is missing. Very good state of preservation apart from some small cracks and small lacks)An important 19th century German sheep scapula powder reserve. TOP. 24,5 CM - WIDTH. 44 CM - 9 5/8 X 17 3/8 IN.