Snuff bottle with stopper and stand
CultureChinese
Date19th century
MediumGlass and horn
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/2 inches (6.99 × 3.48 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis
Object numberF98-32/17
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DescriptionFlattened rectangular seal-type bottle with sloping shoulders, deep pink Peking glass overlay with brown design of a boy playing flute on the back of an ox underneath a tree with a bird in flight on one side and on reverse, a horseman riding under a flowering tree above rock work and plat with a bird in flight, ogre mask, and ring handles on shoulders, with black horn stopper.
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