A LEATHER TINDER POUCH

Description:

Tibet, 19th c.
B. 14 cm
The leather pouch is decorated with three low-alloy silver panels along the border, each embossed with scrolling tendrils, placed around a central turquoise bead, a gilt-metal ornament for attachment of the leather string and the reverse decorated with low-ally silver knobs.
From a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor traces of use