Spade-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Mock Ox-Head Handles
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1780–1880
Spade-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Mock Ox-Head Handles — snuff bottle, by China, made in China, dated Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1780–1880. Physical description: Turquoise with carved decoration; 4.7 × 4.3 × 1.8 cm (1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 11/16 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Held by Art Institute of Chicago (object no. 18312). The museum record attributes this piece to China in China around Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1780–1880. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 4.7 × 4.3 × 1.8 cm (1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 11/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- Turquoise with carved decoration
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 bottle
- Museum object number
- 18312
Catalogue references
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