Grey stone mortar and pestle

Grey stone mortar and pestle, mortar is circular with rounded base and shallow circular grinding depression, pestle a tapering cylinder with rounded ends, no production details

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658871
Materials:
stone
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Mortar

Mortar

Grey stone circular mortar with shallow circular grinding depression, no maker marked

Measurements:
overall: 87 mm 137 mm,
Materials:
stone
Object Number:
A658871/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pestle

Pestle

Grey stone, cylindrical pestle, no maker marked

Measurements:
overall: 135 mm 52 mm,
Materials:
stone
Object Number:
A658871/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum