Stone mortar, bucket shaped, 2 triangular lugs

Small striped stone mortar

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Small striped stone mortar
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Small striped stone mortar, bucket-shaped with 2 triangular lugs, Egyptian (?), 3000BC-500

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Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658861
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
height 50 mm
rim: diameter 81 mm
base: diameter 55 mm
incl. lugs: width 97 mm
type:
mortars