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An Iron Snuff Bottle

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« on: July 09, 2016, 07:40:29 am »

Dear Joey,

I think you hit the nail on the head there by mentioning the cast gold bottles posing as cinnabar lacquer.
 
Before even scrolling down to your post, my immediate thought when I saw George's photos was how similar it was (overall shape, decorative design, foot with reign stamp) to certain cinnabar lacquer bottles. Could this bottle be an early experiment of making a cast copy from a cinnabar lacquer bottle in metal, ahead of trying it in the more precious metals such as gold?

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