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Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle
 (19th century)

Medium
porcelain, enamel, glass, silver alloy
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
porcelain, enamel, glass, silver alloy
Measurements
(a-b) 8.0 × 5.2 × 4.3 cm (overall)
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
4395.2-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Relief of group of arhats in scrolling clouds, polychrome enamels.

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