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Snuff Bottle
Fine agate snuff bottle of translucent tonality with raised carving of an amber color illustrating a boy on a buffalo beside a pine tree. It is attractively rendered and well hollowed with a rose quartz stopper set in medal.
Provenance
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Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, CO
Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore, MD
Exhibitions
| 2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 3 1/4 × W: 2 9/16 × D: 1 3/8 in. (8.2 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm); Bottle H: 2 3/4 × W: 2 9/16 × D: 1 3/8 in. (7 × 6.5 × 3.5 cm); Stopper H: 1 1/2 × Diam: 1 in. (3.8 × 2.5 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.
42.1505