Small mortar and pestle, with decorative finial

Small mortar and pestle, possibly alabastar, with decorative finial, possibly Middle Eastern or North African, 1501-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665003
Materials:
alabaster, ? material
Measurements:
mortar: height 49 mm
rim: diameter 73 mm
base: diameter 36 mm
pestle: length 85 mm
maximum: diameter 27 mm
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Mortar

Mortar

Stone or alabaster mortar, possibly Middle Eastern or North African, 1501-1900

Measurements:
overall: 49 mm 73 mm,
Object Number:
A665003/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pestle

Pestle

Stone or alabaster pestle with decorative finial, possibly Middle Eastern or North African, 1501-1900

Measurements:
overall: 85 mm 27 mm,
Object Number:
A665003/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum