Production: Unknown
Realgar of mottled red and ochre colours in the form of a fruit with leaves and tendrils in relief.
In view of the impractical nature of this stone (arsenic disulphide) and its tendancy to flake, it is extremely rare to find it carved in a snuff bottle.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 5.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Qing Dynasty
1780
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1900
realgar Stone
Accession number: MAR.O.246 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 168930
Snuff bottle list: M.74
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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