Stone pestle, from Cuzco, Peru, undated

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Stone pestle, from Cuzco, Peru, undated

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659427
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
length 61 mm
width 30 mm
height 23 mm
type:
pestles

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