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Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle

CultureChinese
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1 7/16 × 5/8 inches (7.62 × 3.61 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis
Object numberF98-32/242
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DescriptionCarved, flattened rectangular form, with rounded shoulders and pedestal foot, carved in relief on one side with two figures and colophons in upper left, and painted on the other with a bird in a tree and colophons in upper left, with a domed, ivory stopper.
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