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LicenseBrass pestle, European, 1501-1850
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Bronze bell-shaped mortar with sharply moulded rings on rim
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Brass pestle, European, 1501-1850
A pestle was used with a mortar to grind and crush ingredients for drug preparations. This pestle is 246 mm long and 35 mm in diameter and is pictured here with a brass mortar (A604834).
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659465
- Materials:
- brass
- Measurements:
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overall: 250 mm 35 mm, 1.06 kg
- type:
- pestle
