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LOT 2105
Tibetan Fire Steel Pouch Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (73.8 grams, 10.4 cm).
A mechang pouch with ornamental brass mounts on the leather cover, large suspension loop on the top and fire-steel on the bottom, remains of fire starters inside the pouch. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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