egg shaped pill box - open

Canon EOS 6D - f/7.1 - 1/50sec - 100mm - ISO 3200

 

- for challenge Flickr group: Macro Mondays, theme: Lids

 

- Antique (19th century) mother of pearl egg shaped snuff or pill box with an attached lid.

It has lovely brass or bronze fittings, two tiny handles for the closure and opening, and has a nice shell patina.

The box is 5 cm wide.

Done