Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural I think of this more

I think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it)--weighing in at 3 1/2 pounds

and locking up inside

There is an old repaired split as well as a carved out hole on the sliding top of the box

I found this carving at an antiques shop in Maine

Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural I think of this moreThe snuff box this lid sat upon is long gone, but I'm really glad someone kept the lid, as I love the portrait, which appears to be a hand painted lithograph. From what I've seen it's a fairly unusual one, too, with the portrait inset at the center under glass and framed in what looks like brass rather than painted or printed across the entire surface. European for sure and I'd guess mid 19th century based both on style and the Orientalist nature of