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Scholars Agate Snuff Bottle

Unknown1700-01/1799-12

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Oak Brook, United States

Snuff bottles were often used during the Qing dynasty. Owned by doctors, they contained a mixture of tobacco and other leaves as an herbal medicine. This agate snuff bottle shows a scholar reading a scroll accompanied by two young attendants.

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  • Title: Scholars Agate Snuff Bottle
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1700-01/1799-12
  • Location Created: China
  • Type: Agate Carving
  • Rights: Lizzadro Museum, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
  • Medium: Agate
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

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