Roughly hewn stone mortar with smoothed grinding hollow

SMG00201389

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Roughly hewn stone mortar with smoothed grinding hollow, possibly not European

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12588
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
length 190 mm
width 172 mm
depth 113 mm
type:
mortars

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