Bottle decorated with mining scenes

Square bottle made of colorless glass with a three-dimensional representation of a mine inside, mouth flared above a constriction, sealed with a carved wooden cork. Carved and painted figures and objects are arranged on three levels of a wooden frame consisting of four corner pillars. At the bottom, the mining of ore is depicted in model form (the floors appear to be coated with glittering gold leaf, pyrite, or galena), above that, in addition to mining, the crushing and filling of the rock into mine cars, and at the top, the hand-operated conveyor wheel, known as the reel. The miners wear black jackets with white pants and dark caps. Based on its structure, the clothing of the figures depicted, and its overall appearance, this bottle is likely to be a very old example dating back to the 18th century.