Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 67.44.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: chalcedony
Dimensions: height: 5.8 cm
width: 5 cm
Snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from blue-white, brown-veined translucent chalcedony, with a carved pattern on both sides. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red stone, its spoon is metal.