Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 67.7.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: chalcedony; precious coral
Dimensions: height: 4.3 cm
width: 3.5 cm
A snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from browish, dark brown-spotted chalcedony. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red coral, and its spoon is made of metal.