Small squat bronze mortar

Made:
1501-1700
Small squat bronze mortar, rounded rim

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Small squat bronze mortar, rounded rim
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Small squat bronze mortar, rounded rim, flat base bowed and cracked through use, 6 small lugs near foot, European, 16th or 17th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604373
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
height 72 mm
rim: diameter 115 mm
foot: diameter 110 mm
type:
mortars

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