Mortar used for pounding maize
- Made:
- 1701-1900
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Mortar used for pounding maize, concave rectangular pounding surface, three triangular loops (two broken), with carved panels of geometric design, carved from stone, probably from San Salvador, El Salvador, 1701-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A118165
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
-
length 310 mm
width 157 mm
depth 127 mm
- type:
- mortars
- credit:
- Sotheby's