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SNUFF BOTTLE

Creator(s): Unknown

On view in: Pavilion Hallway


About this object

Bottle carved in pale green turquoise. The bottle is shaped in an animal chape. There is a boy leaning on the back of a Foo lion. He wears a pointed cap which is made from a darker green turquoise, and forms the stopper. The boy is Oriental and wears a robe with flowing sleeves. The lion rests on its four paws and turns its head forward. Its tail is curled up.

Object name:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Made from:
Turquoise
Made in:
China
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
6.4 x 6.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
61.27
Class:
SNUFF BOTTLE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973