tobacco box

A tobacco box with a hinged lid. The box is rectangular with rounded ends. The lid and base has European style designs, and the sides are plain. The lid depicts three scenes. One scene depicts a figure in a chariot being drawn by two winged horses across the clouds with the sun behind, the middle section depicts a female figure with two children and the third scene is of a female figure with flowers.

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