Ivory pestle and mortar

Made:: 1501-1700

maker:: Unknown

Engraved ivory mortar, with pestle, European(?), 1501-1700

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Engraved ivory mortar, with pestle, European(?), 1501-1700
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Engraved ivory mortar, with pestle, European(?), 1501-1700

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Category:: Pharmacy-ware

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A604115

Materials:: ivory

Measurements:: mortar: height 85 mm
mortar rim: diameter 74 mm
moratar base: diameter 68 mm
pestle: length 175 mm
pestle, max: diameter 20 mm

type:: pestles and mortars

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