Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 66.1.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th and 20th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: jasper
Dimensions: height: 5.8 cm
width: 5.4 cm
A snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from yellowish, brown-spotted translucent jasper, with a carved pattern on both sides. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red stone, and its spoon is made of bone.