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Snuff bottle: O.32.25-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Coral carved in the form of a double-gourd, with smaller gourds, leaving tendrils, a monkey and an insect in relief.
This was probably originally a pendant or amulet, later converted for use as a snuff bottle.

Legal notes

Cecil E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1780 - 1880

Materials used in production

Coral

Techniques used in production

Carving
Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.32.25-1938
Primary reference Number: 168697
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 December 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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