Snuff bottle

Museum number:
9-5496a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Snuff bottle; amethyst; carved in very low relief on 2 sides; scene with trees; amethyst stopper with ivory dipper; 3 1/8 inches high when stopper in.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Amethyst and Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles, Carvings (visual works), and Snuff bottles
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5496a,b, described as Snuff bottle; amethyst; carved in very low relief on 2 sides; scene with trees; amethyst stopper with ivory dipper; 3 1/8 inches high when stopper in.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5496a,b, described as Snuff bottle; amethyst; carved in very low relief on 2 sides; scene with trees; amethyst stopper with ivory dipper; 3 1/8 inches high when stopper in.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5496a,b, described as Snuff bottle; amethyst; carved in very low relief on 2 sides; scene with trees; amethyst stopper with ivory dipper; 3 1/8 inches high when stopper in.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff bottle, accession number 9-5496a,b, described as Snuff bottle; amethyst; carved in very low relief on 2 sides; scene with trees; amethyst stopper with ivory dipper; 3 1/8 inches high when stopper in.

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