Snuff Bottle: Antique Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle with Amethyst Cap and Wood StandThe clear crystal bottle has a flattened globular shape tapering to a short raised oval foot and a flat top with a generous opening. The distinctive features of this bottle are two carvings. On one side is a double gourd with ribbon ties. On the other is a large bird. It is matched with an amethyst cap, cork stopper and bone spoon. It has its own oval footed hardwood stand that has an old label. Dating: 1950's Dimensions: 1. 75 inches wide x 0. 5 inch

Many floaters are often made out of agate or chalcedony

Dimension: 3

The transparent amber glass bottle is of flattened

The textures on the bottle with lines and small irregular spots are rather unusual

and the 4 petal flower a plum blossom

Nevertheless

The Daoist Immortal Zhang Guolao is often featured with a double gourd riding on a white donkey

The bottle is small and it feels good to hold in my hands

Tiny circles in black dot all over the yellow ground

This beautiful and mysterious stone snuff bottle may not be a black jasper or is it a snowflake obsidian

The artist carver cleverly made use of the natural form of the root and he did the carving using the natural twists and turns of the root materials

and the rows of tiny bosses that lined each tier