Carved ivory mortar with upper panel depicting fire-breathing dragons and lower panel depicting birds
- Made:
- 1600-1900
Carved ivory mortar with upper panel depicting fire-breathing dragons and lower panel depicting birds, animals and foliage, with pestle with geometric pattern and which divides into two, possible Chinese 1600-1900
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A604142
- Materials:
- ivory
- Measurements:
-
overall (pestle in mortar): 190 mm x 109 mm x 88 mm, .706 kg
mortar: 121 mm 88 mm,
pestle: 31 mm 152 mm,
- type:
- mortars and pestles
