Cylindrical snuffbox in bone (?)
Also known as: Tabatière cylindrique en os (?)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Cylindrical snuffbox in bone (?) is held by National Museum of Archaeology, History and Art (Luxembourg). Description supplied by the holding institution: Decorated with geometric designs; the lid is missing. - Descriptive inventory of the Spring ethnographic collection by Nicolas Van Werveke.
Note: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory; the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose usage is considered critical today. The collection record gives material recorded as Bone; measurements Diameter (Ø): 3.1 cm; Height (H): 9.5 cm; Weight: 19 g. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bone
- Dimensions
- Diameter (Ø): 3.1 cm; Height (H): 9.5 cm; Weight: 19 g
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1269/mnha50805
- Museum object name
- Tabatière cylindrique en os (?)
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Archaeology, History and Art
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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