Snuff bottle of porcelain, flat and oval with a dotted green ground and two white reserves: China, found at Medinet el Faiyum, Egypt

Snuff bottle of malachite, carved in relief with the figure of a scholar or Daoist immortal on one side and deer, both against a background of pine branches and auspicious fungus (lingzhi), and with a carved malachite stopper fitted with ivory spoon: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Snuff bottle of malachite, ovoid and flat, carved in relief with a deer on one side and a crane among pine branches on the other: China, 19th century AD

Stopper of malachite with an ivory spoon, for a snuff bottle: China, 19th century AD

Snuff bottle of malachite, ovoid and flat, carved in relief with deer and birds among pine and prunus branches: China, 19th century AD

Stopper with an ivory spoon, for a snuff bottle : China, 19th century AD

Snuff bottle of red lacquer, flattened shape, carved with two figures in a landscape on each side and plantain leaves on neck, and with a red lacquer stopper fitted with ivory spoon: China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century AD

Snuff bottle of carnelian, flask-shaped, and with a carnelian stopper fitted with ivory spoon: China

Flask-shaped snuff bottle of black-banded gneiss: China

Pale green jade stopper for a snuff bottle: China

Stand of carved wood, for a gneiss snuff bottle: China

Snuff bottle of rose quartz, flask-shaped, and with a green glass stopper fitted with ivory spoon: China

Flask-shaped scent bottle of milk-white chalcedony: China

Scent bottle stopper of red glass with an ivory spoon: China

Snuff bottle of opaque yellow chalcedony, a four-sided flattened oval shape carved in low relief with water lily leaves and blossom: China, 19th century AD

Stopper of red glass, for a snuff bottle: China, 19th century AD