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Black touchstone (gold testing stone)Laos
Black touchstone (gold testing stone)Laos
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Black touchstone (gold testing stone)Laos
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Black touchstone (gold testing stone)Laos
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BATEA : 1580
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stone
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gold; stone; handling; touchstone; Laos; Southeast Asia;
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This kidney shaped black stone was used to test if gold was genuine and of acceptable purity. This is done by rubbing the gold on the stone, and if this left yellow colour traces behind, then the gold was real and of good quality.
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worn
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black/brown
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8.3 cm
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4.5 cm
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