Large Roman pottery mortar

Made:: 101-200 CE in Damascus

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Large Roman pottery mortar, coarse orangey fabric
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Large Roman pottery mortar, coarse orangey fabric, heavy hooked rim, flat external base, rounded internally, pouring spout, possibly made by Rignotus, Syria(?) 2nd century

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A156454

Materials:: pottery

type:: mortar

credit:: Moussali and Salhani

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Large Roman pottery mortar

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