A small, shallow, oval very pale green jade snuff dish with a raised oval foot. The foot ring is deeply cut. The stone is so pale that ita€?s almost white. It feels smooth and has a soft hand polished finish. The jade comes alive when held to a light and you can see cloudy patterns with natural reddish brown fissure lines.While snuff bottles are better known today, snuff dishes were once commonly used to crush the clumps of snuff which occasionally formed.MEASUREMENTS 1 7/32a€ (3.1cm) x 1 11/16a€ (4.3 cm). Weighs .4 oz (10 g)CONDITION The dish has no cracks or, breaks. There are several small chips along the edge that you can't see well, but can feel when you rub your finger around the edge. There are natural fissure lines.A jade snuff dish to add to your snuff bottle collection. It has an almost white look and a smooth soft feel.___________________To receive special offers please sign up from the home page of our website bearandraven, the link for which can be found under favorite links on our Ruby Lane shop page. (Ruby Lane will not allow us to post the url directly in this listing)Item ID: A-1545