Mortar, everted rim with scalloped edge

Bronze mortar with flat out-turned base

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Bronze mortar with flat out-turned base
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Bronze mortar with flat out-turned base, concave body and everted rim with scalloped edge, 2 circular handles, 8 moulded ribs with rectangular knops, probably Spanish, first half sixteenth century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604720
Materials:
bronze
type:
mortars