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Snuff Bottle with Five Bats
(China )
This true pebble-form, functional bottle is subtly carved with five bats where the thumb would hold the bottle. The piece has an iron impurity and a glass stopper.
Provenance
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Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2000-2001 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 2 5/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 1/4 in. (5.9 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm); Bottle H: 2 1/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 1/4 in. (5.3 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm); Stopper H: 1 11/16 × Diam: 7/16 in. (4.3 × 1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley E. Gantz, from the collection of Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., 1999
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.1504