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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ROMAN COLLECTION
A gau box and a flint and tinder pouch
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A gau box and a flint and tinder pouch
Tibet, 19th century
The amulet box richly inlaid with turqoise and hardstones; the pouch richly decorated with a finely worked floral border in silver and studded with hardstones, with a protective leather cover
Pendent: 4 in. (10 cm.) diam.,
Pouch: 5½ in. (13.5 cm) long
Tibet, 19th century
The amulet box richly inlaid with turqoise and hardstones; the pouch richly decorated with a finely worked floral border in silver and studded with hardstones, with a protective leather cover
Pendent: 4 in. (10 cm.) diam.,
Pouch: 5½ in. (13.5 cm) long