Snuff bootle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 66.2.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th and 20th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: jasper
Dimensions: height: 6.5 cm
width: 5.8 cm
A snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from browish, dark brown-spotted translucent jasper. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red stone, and its spoon is made of metal.