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Snuff Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snuff Bottle by an unknown artist. The image shows a glass bottle with a rounded body and a rounded stopper. The bottle is transparent with black needle-like inclusions. The stopper is domed and appears to be made of a green stone, possibly jade. The background of the image is dark at the top and lightens towards the bottom. The bottle casts a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:: late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:: Rock crystal with jadeite stopper
Culture:: China
Dimensions:: 468 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

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