Stone quern comprising bowl with pouring spout and solid stone grinder

Made:
1-1900

Stone quern comprising bowl with pouring spout and solid stone grinder, possibly Middle Eastern or North African, 1-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658885
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
bowl: height 110 mm
bowl: diameter 223 mm
grinder: height 115 mm
grinder: diameter 157 mm
bowl and grinder: height 166 mm
type:
querns

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