Tobacco jar carved in the form of human skull and snake

Tobacco jar carved in the form of human skull and snake Tobacco jar carved in the form of human skull and snake Tobacco jar carved in the form of human skull and snake Tobacco jar carved in the form of human skull and snake

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Tobacco jar, wood carved in form of human skull, with ivory snake crawling through ear and eye sockets, 18th century (?), Japanese

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A117867
Materials:
oakwood and ivory, snake
type:
tobacco jars
credit:
Glendining