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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
13832
label
Snuff Bottle with Five Bats
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
9
Source metadata
id
13832
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Five Bats
description
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
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.
date
18th century (Ch'ing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuff bottles
stoppers
imageCount
9
pageCount
9
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
4.5
depth
3.2
dimensionsRaw
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)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
nephrite, glass, ivory, and cork
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
76
3564
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