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Snuff bottle with Mexican eight reales coin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snuff bottle with Mexican eight reales coin by . Translucent snuff bottle with rounded body and flat bottom. Bottle is mostly transparent with opaque white areas. A Mexican eight reales coin embedded in the front. The coin has the profile of a person on it. The stopper is rounded and made of green stone. A metal band around the neck of the bottle. The background is darker at the top and lighter at the bottom.

Artwork details

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