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Jade snuff bottle with raised carving of creature
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1723
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Jade snuff bottle with raised carving of creature, mutton fat, stopper missing
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Jade snuff bottle with raised carving of creature
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BATEA : 1722
Simple name
snuff bottle
Classified name
snuff bottle; dragon; phoenix; jade
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Jade snuff bottle of baluster form. Plain body with raised animal motifs at top and bottom; dragon at top, phoenix at base. Detail of the phoenix's tail continues on base so bottle is unable to stand upright and instead lays flat. Rear side of dragon's body wraps around the bottle. Ivory/bone shaft and spoon present but stopper is missing its peg.
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jade
Description condition
good, stopper missing its peg
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mutton fat
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8.5cm
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4cm
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