Large Roman pottery mortar

Made:
50-100 in Rome

Large Roman pottery mortar, coarse orange fabric with internal grits, hooked rim, flat external base, rounded internally, possibly Italian, second half of 1st century, excavated in the Forum of Augustus in 1932

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A129325
Materials:
pottery
type:
mortar
credit:
Fallani