Small squat bronze mortar with flared foot and rim

Made:
1601-1700
Small squat bronze mortar, flared rim and foot, flat base

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Small squat bronze mortar, flared rim and foot, flat base
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Small squat bronze mortar, flared rim and foot, flat base, 4 moulded ribs, alternate with sun masks, Spanish, 17th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12582
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
height 63 mm
rim: diameter 103 mm
foot: diameter 75 mm
type:
mortars

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