Tobacco jar in the form of a skull

Made:
1780-1880 in Japan
Wooden tobacco jar in the form of a skull with ivory snake

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Wooden tobacco jar in the form of a skull with ivory snake
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Wooden tobacco jar in the form of a skull with ivory snake entwined through its eye sockets, detachable lid, Japanese(?), 1780-1880

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157027
Materials:
complete, wood and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 140 mm x 135 mm 105 mm,
type:
tobacco jar
credit:
Glendining