Cylindrical mortar with pestle

Made:
1600-1900 in Portugal
maker:
Unknown
Cylindrical mortar with pestle

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Ivory mortar, cylindrical with slight latitudinal line decoration at top and bottom, with ivory pestle, Mont Estoril, Portugal, 1600-1900

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A604141
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
mortar: height 110 mm
mortar: diameter 80 mm
pestle: length 150 mm
pestle: diameter 30 mm
type:
mortars and pestles
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust