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Stone mortar and pestle, mottled stone, mortar ovoid with flat base, pestle a tapering cylinder, India, 1750-1850
A stone mortar and pestle made in India. The mortar and pestle is a traditional tool important in many medical traditions, used to grind and blend plants and minerals into a wide range of remedies.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657140
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
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mortar: length 267 mm
mortar: width 180 mm
mortar: depth 57 mm
pestle: length 170 mm
pestle, max: diameter 50 mm
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
