Old Vintage Copper Inkpot with Flower

An early 19th century ink pot made out of copper. The Kingdom of Ladakh would boast a long line of artists and learned individuals who played  pivotal roles in building   the cultural structure of the region and something like an ink pot was an essential piece. 

This particular inkpot is uniquely elaborate in terms of sign and its practicality. 

It boasts a unique mechanism infused inside it that restricts the ink  to spill out of the pot  even when it was to be rolled over

Material- Copper

Age- 60 -70 years old

Dimension- 4 inches tall.