Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 67.43.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: jade; precious coral
Dimensions: height: 5.5 cm
width: 5 cm
A carved, grooved snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) made from a bluish-green shade white with yellowish spots translucent jasper with . The cap is a hemisphere made of red coral, the spoon is bone.