Snuffbox with spoon, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; moon bottle carved from rhodochrosite plug stone; vessel; height 7.1 cm, width 4.6 cm, depth 2.6 cm., A small rounded bottle with a dark green mottled body sits against a neutral gray background, topped by a bulbous cap in swirling coral pink and pale cream tones; the bottle has a glossy surface with lighter green veining and a few small reflective spots, and there is a thin darker band at the neck where the cap meets the body.
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Snuffbox with spoon, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; moon bottle carved from rhodochrosite plug stone; vessel; height 7.1 cm, width 4.6 cm, depth 2.6 cm., A small rounded bottle with a dark green mottled body sits against a neutral gray background, topped by a bulbous cap in swirling coral pink and pale cream tones; the bottle has a glossy surface with lighter green veining and a few small reflective spots, and there is a thin darker band at the neck where the cap meets the body.

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Snuffbox spoon Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century moon bottle carved rhodochrosite plug stone vessel height 7.1 cm width 4.6 cm depth 2.6 cm small rounded bottle dark green mottled body sits neutral gray background topped bulbous cap swirling coral pink pale cream tones glossy surface lighter green veining small reflective spots thin darker band neck cap meets body.

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