Green and Amethyst Carved Snuff Bottles with Insects
Chinese carved pale green jade snuff bottle, of double gourd shape, carved with scrolling leaves and insects, together with a carved amethyst snuff bottle, with lapis lazuli lid, lid (A/F) (2), height 3.54 in., 3.15 in.
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- Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious deep blue coloured stone, sometimes with gold inclusions, that has been used for thousands of years for jewellery, decorative items and decoration.
It is mined in Afghanistan, Siberia, Chile, USA and Burma. The mines in north-eastern Afghanistan are the largest source of lapis lazuli, and have been operating for over 6,000 years.
They were the source of the stone for the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilsations. - A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese snuff bottles - jade and jadeite 271
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Chinese snuff bottles, material
- amethyst 17
- lapis lazuli 11
