AN AGATE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE
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AN AGATE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE

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AN AGATE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of well-hollowed flattened ovoid form, surmounted by a cylindrical neck and supported on an oval foot ring, the brown inclusion on one face skillfully carved to form a low relief image of a chilong crawling through the aperture of a bi disc and a flaming pearl, the other face dominated by a natural scythe-form brown inclusion.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

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19 Mar 2018
USA, New York City, NY
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AN AGATE 'CHILONG' SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of well-hollowed flattened ovoid form, surmounted by a cylindrical neck and supported on an oval foot ring, the brown inclusion on one face skillfully carved to form a low relief image of a chilong crawling through the aperture of a bi disc and a flaming pearl, the other face dominated by a natural scythe-form brown inclusion.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

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