Stone mortar with flat base, flaring sides, 2 lugs, circular grinding hollow

Made:
1-1900
Stone mortar with flat base flaring sides, 2 lugs

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Stone mortar with flat base flaring sides, 2 lugs
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Stone mortar with flat base flaring sides, 2 lugs, circular grinding hollow, possibly from Middle East or North Africa, 1-1900

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658899
Materials:
stone
Measurements:
height 51 mm
at lugs: width 78 mm
base: diameter 72 mm
at base: diameter 44 mm
type:
mortars