Mongolian ivory snuff bottle / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1980/2.83
Title: Mongolian ivory snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: ivory with silver filagree, inset with coral and malachite stones
Object Creation Date: circa 1880-1930
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
Period: China, late Qing Period to Modern China (ca 1870-ca 1930)
Dimensions: 9 cm x 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm (3 9/16 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 1 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: snuff bottle
Primary Keywords: china (nation); mongolia (general region); snuff bottle
Secondary Keywords: asia (continent); containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; geographic and political locations; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 483 x 715
File Size: 31 KB
Record: 1980/2.83
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Full citation: "Mongolian ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.83/1980_2.83.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.