Snuff bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Snuff bottle by an unknown artist depicts a dark-colored, rounded snuff bottle with a narrow neck and a flat, rounded red stopper on top. The bottle's body is primarily dark gray and black with a vertical tan-colored inclusion running down its center. The surface of the bottle exhibits numerous fine cracks and a subtle sheen, suggesting it may be made of a material like glass or stone. The background of the image transitions from dark at the top to light gray at the bottom.