Snuff Bottle
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumChalcedony
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland
Object number81-54/40
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DescriptionUpright form, with rounded shoulders, the front carved in low relief with a monkey in a peach tree, use being made of small dark suffusions, the reverse with a similar carving with a large, brownish suffusion covering most of the decoration and spreading to the neck.
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