Description
Description: Mongol heavy silver snuff bottle, decorated with a molded strip of cash embracing the bottle and ruyis at the shoulders, all fitted with many inserted lapis lazuli and coral cabochons. The cash (文 wén) was a currency denomination used in China in imperial times. It is worth to note that the bottle has no foot and the stopper is threaded. These features are typical of bottles that are frequently carried in the pouch, as is the habit of Mongols. The pouch is tucked under and folded over the cloth sash wrapped around the waist of the deel, the traditional robe worn by both men and women. The Mongols have a custom of sharing their snuff bottles as part of their greeting ritual.
Mark: No marks
Dating: 19th century
Material: Silver
Size: 69 mm high
Stopper: Metal threaded stopper with agate cabochon at the top and silver spoon
Provenance: Antiquarian market
References: See in the last picture a similar bottle, but with a coconut body, at the British Museum.
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