Snuff Bottle in Moss Agate

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), About 1800

  • Titles Snuff Bottle in Moss Agate (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium agate
  • Dimensions 2 1/2 × 2 × 1 1/8 in. (6.4 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.570.1998
  • Work Type snuff bottle
  • Classification Containers

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