Snuff Bottle

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), About 1750

  • Titles Snuff Bottle (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium jade
  • Dimensions 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in. (5.4 x 4.8 x 1.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Bequest of William M. Spencer III, AFI.219.2010a-b
  • Work Type snuff bottle with stopper
  • Classification Containers

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