"It makes me glad that this cultural heritage will survive," Hiran said.
While the Italian tourists happily walked off with a small handmade bowl to decorate their home, other visitors eyed the 70-year-old, 25cm baat Hiran showed them as a symbol of family pride.
Several people have tried to buy the precious heirloom, whose elegant style is the blueprint for the bowls Hiran makes today, but the craftsman has not budged.
"I won't sell it," a resolute Hiran said. "It was made by my grandfather and it's the last one left."
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