Large Roman pottery mortar
- Made:
- 101-200 CE in Damascus
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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
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A156454
- Materials:
- pottery
- Measurements:
-
height 115 mm
rim, internal: diameter 320 mm
rim, external: diameter 480 mm
including spout: diameter 505 mm
spout: width 130 mm
- type:
- mortar
- credit:
- Moussali and Salhani
