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Snuff Bottle, n.d.
Copper (metal)
2 3/8 in. x 1 3/4 in. (6.03 cm x 4.45 cm)

Creation Place: Asia, Chinese
Technique: Metalworking
Credit Line: Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number: P61.8.278

Commentary
Flattened, round copper bottle with inlaid characters on front and back. Opens at a hinge on the base; probably a metal case for a valuable bottle. Obverse: ten characters with a seal in a circle. Reverse: twelve characters with seals in a square.

Provenance
Acquired 11/16/40 from a stall in the Jade Market- Cheung Shau Road

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Chinese Characters, Metal Bottles, Metalwork, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Snuff, Snuff Bottles

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