Horn snuff container. Almost identical to JL-G-60. Carved in the form of a small flask, with incised chevron decoration and pierced lugs. A hole in the base is plugged with a piece of gourd. The stopper is bun-shaped, cross-hatched with vertical and horizontal grooving, with a wooden peg let into the underside. They may be carved from rhino-horn.
G-61 Snuff box
Object Number
JL-G-61
Artist
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Dimensions (cms)
5.9 x 3.3 x 3.4
Description
Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Classification
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library




