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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 1617002, member: 56&quot;]I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a snuff box.&nbsp; Pretty much by definition, snuff boxes have hinged lids.&nbsp; There are plenty of similarly sized boxes used for any number of purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the picture is likely Saint Jerome.&nbsp; Other Saints faced temptations, but the story of Jerome includes periods of him living as a hermit.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I&#039;m seeing it (and subject to correction): On the left, emerging from that cave(?), I see a hooded figure holding what appears to be a Sacred Heart in its right hand, and something topped by a dove in its left.&nbsp; That might be a representation of the Trinity.&nbsp;&nbsp; (A closeup might turn all that to mush.) The vulture behind the seared man might be a symbol of death and corruption.&nbsp; If that&#039;s a goat in the lower right, it might be a symbol of Satan.</p><p><br /></p><p>The scene (to my mind) is inconsistent with snuff, bon bons, or patches... but who knows?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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