Snuffbox, ca. 1740, German, Bloodstone, gold, Overall (confirmed): 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Heliotrope was known and valued during antiquity for its deep emerald green color and its purported magical qualities. The primary source of heliotrope, also known as bloodstone because of its red inclusions resembling blood, is India
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Snuffbox, ca, 1740, German, Bloodstone, gold, Overall, confirmed, 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 2 1/2, 3.8 8.3 6.4 cm, Metalwork-Gold, Platinum, Heliotrope, valued, antiquity, deep emerald green, color, purported magical, qualities, primary source, heliotrope, bloodstone, red inclusions, resembling, blood, India
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