Tibetan Flint Striker Studded with Turquoise

c. 1850
$1,280 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 4.75" D: 2.0" H: 7.25"
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Collection #
CMKH032
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$75

Over a hundred years ago some wealthy man may have used this one-of-a-kind pouch to carry flint. He would have used the stone to start fires while traveling out on the Tibetan plateau. Many flint pouches are utilitarian, but this one is unusually sumptuous and is studded with turquoise.

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