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Snuff Bottle
Snuff Bottle

Snuff Bottle

CultureChinese
Dateprobably Kangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches (6.99 × 3.81 × 5.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betty Brace Reuland
Object numberF97-37/11 A,B
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DescriptionA snuff bottle carved in solid ivory of a robed boy crouching on the back of a lion-dog with his hands cupped upward resting on the ears of the animal. Snuff "spoon" fits inside boy's head, with hair topknot as handle of spoon.
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