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Snuffbox

ca. 1760
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Snuffbox
  • Date: ca. 1760
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Sardonyx, gold, diamonds
  • Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (3.2 x 6.4cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.22.48
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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