Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 67.5.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: jade
Dimensions: height: 7.4 cm
width: 6.4 cm
A snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from greenish, white-pink-spotted translucent jade, with a carved pattern on both sides. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red glass, the base is a silver coin with a copper overlay.