Snuff bottle( Human-Made Object)
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Caption
Digital photograph of a horn or wood carved snuff-bottle, museum number Af1949,46.599, purchased by the British Museum from Mrs D K Oldman in 1949. P…
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Description
"Snuff-bottle with a wide base tapering to an animal's head, possibly a cow or a ram, the whole being carved from horn or wood." Measures: 11.2cm (H) x 4.5cm (W) x 2.5cm (D) [Measurements taken from the British Museum online collections database]
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Human-Made Object
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Chronology
[18-? or 19-?]-1949
Provenance
This snuff bottle was found/acquired in South Africa or Lesotho and purchased by the British Museum from Mrs D K Oldman in 1949. The previous owner was William Ockelford Oldman
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