Antique Silver Lime Box Killotaya /Killota with Lime Spoon and Grooming Tool Sri Lanka - Glenn order Erso Collection

Antique Silver Lime Box (Killotaya /Killota) with Lime Spoon and Grooming Tools
Date: Early 1900's
Material: Silver
Size: Top to Bottom - 37.5 mm.
Height Without Top Ring Part - 28 mm.
Side to Side - 25.5 mm.
Total Length with Grooming Tools - 21 cm.
Condition: Lime Box and Hinge in Very Good Condition
Finish: Oxidized Silver - I Did Not want to Polish / Clean the order Killota and Spoil the Patina

Style: Traditional Sri Lankan Handcrafted Design
Provenance: Purchased in Sri Lanka Late 1970's
Design Work on Both Sides of Lime Box with Lime Spoon and 4 Grooming Tools
This Lime Box Appears to be Old
Rare to find True Antique Killotaya in this Collection
Killotaya Can be Worn as a Pendant

Silver Killotaya Not Very Common - Many were Melted in 1980 for the Silver Metal
Used to Keep "Chunam" (Lime Paste Made from Coral, Sea Shell or Lime Stone) which Acts as a Catalyst for People that Chew Betel Leaf and Areca Nut
This Killotaya was Actually made for a Sinhalese Person to Use and "NOT Made to Sell to Tourists"