*RARE* VTG MEXICO ALPACA SILVER IRIDESCENT ABALONE INLAY TURTLE TRINKET PILL BOX For Sale

VINTAGE ALPACA MEXICO HINGED TURTLE TRINKET, PILL, SMALL JEWELRY BOX HANDCRAFTED FROM ALPACA SILVER AND INLAID WITH IRIDESCENT ABALONE OR MOTHER OF PEARLS SHELL PIECES. THOSE ARTISAN BOX MADE IN MEXICO DURING THE MID CENTURY 1970s WIDELY TRADED AS VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES. STAMPED ~ ALPACA MAXICO. THE TURTLE'S SHELL FEATURES SMALL TILES OF NATURAL ABALONE SHELL CAREFULLY CUT AND POLISHED. EACH SLICE IS HAND FITTED ONTO THE METAL FRAME IN A PUZZLE LIKE MOSAIC STYLE. NO TWO BOXES HAVE THE EXACT SAME PATTERN OR COLORATION. SHAPED LIKE A SEA TURTLE WITH A HINGED LID THAT OPENS TO STORE SMALL ITEMS LIKE PILLS, RINGS OR TRINKETS. THANKS FOR LOOKING!