Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 79.29.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
ca. 1900
Place of production:
Materials: chalcedony
Dimensions: height: 8.2 cm
Snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) made of whitish-veined, greenish-brownish chalcedony, carving on both sides. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red stone.