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<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)
Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)
<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side2.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side2.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_view1.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_view1.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_view2.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_view2.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_threequarter1.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_threequarter1.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.2012E-37.2028E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.2012E-37.2028E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_threequarter2.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_threequarter2.jpg)

<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_bottom.jpg)

Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_bottom.jpg)

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Snuff Bottle

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Porcelain (probably)
DATES 19th century C.E.
DIMENSIONS 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.2015E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Snuff Bottle, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)
IMAGE side, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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<em>Snuff Bottle</em>, 19th century C.E. Porcelain (probably), 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in. (4.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.2015E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2015E_side1.jpg)

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19th Century
Chinese characters
Egyptian
Inscribed
Porcelain
Snuff bottle
Vessal

TAGS

19th Century
Chinese characters
Egyptian
Inscribed
Porcelain
Snuff bottle
Vessal

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