Round box

Unknown

ca. 1770 · Gold, porphyry · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This finely carved circular snuffbox testifies to eighteenth-century appreciation for Egyptian Imperial porphyry. The intricacy of the carving displays an extremely high level of craftsmanship, bearing in mind that porphyry is famous for being a particularly hard stone to work.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1770

Medium

Gold, porphyry

Culture

German

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019