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LOT 2159
Large Tibetan Fire Steel with Pouch and Flints
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (447 grams, 26.5 cm).
The ornate body with elaborate foliate motifs, three with central cells set with polished stones; red leather strap. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in Germany.
Property of RWM Collection.
Literature
See Cacciandra and Cesati, Fire Steels, Milan, 1996, nos.244-248, for similar examples.
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