Basically cylindrical orange porphyry pestle

Made:
305-30 BCE
Basically cylindrical orange porphyry pestle

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Basically cylindrical orange porphyry pestle
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Basically cylindrical orange porphyry pestle, carved decoration showing hunting scenes on shaft and finial, Greek inscription, Egyptian, probably from Ptolemaic period, 305-30 BCE

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A231959
Materials:
porphyry
type:
pestle