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Box: Sacrifice of Venus

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

Late 18th century

Box: Sacrifice of Venus — snuff box, by Vienna, Austria, made in Austria, dated Late 18th century. Physical description: Gold and enamel; 3 × 8.3 × 6 cm (1 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.).

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 79735). The museum record attributes this piece to Vienna, Austria in Austria around Late 18th century. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.

Physical characteristics

Dimensions
3 × 8.3 × 6 cm (1 3/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Materials techniques
Gold and enamel

Identification

Source note
All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
Museum object name
snuff box
Museum object number
79735

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.