Details
The bottle is carved on one side with a butterfly, and on the reverse with bulrushes. The narrow sides are carved in relief with monster-mask ring handles. The stone is of a pale greenish-white tone.
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) high, hardstone stopper


Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Krannert.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, accessioned in 1975.
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