bronze mortar and pestle

Small bronze mortar and pestle, plain with latitudinal lines and indges, slightly flared rim on mortar, corroded, European (Spanish?), 1650-1800

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12737
Materials:
bronze
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Bronze mortar

Bronze mortar

Bronze mortar withl lines and ridge decoration, slightly flared rim, Europe possibly Spain, 1650-1800

Measurements:
overall: 40 mm 66 mm,
Materials:
bronze
Object Number:
A12737/1
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze pestle

Bronze pestle

Bronze pestle, Europe possibly Spain, 1650-1800

Measurements:
overall: 62 mm 9 mm,
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A12737/2
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum