Small grey agate mortar

Made:
1850-1930

Small grey agate mortar, octagonal in shape, with matching pestle, probably European, 1850-1930

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659000
Materials:
agate
Measurements:
mortar: depth 19 mm
rim: diameter 50 mm
base: diameter 30 mm
pestle: length 50 mm
pestle: diameter 15 mm
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

Pestle

Pestle

Small grey agate pestle, probably made in Europe, 1850-1930

Materials:
agate
Object Number:
A659000/1
type:
pestle
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Mortar

Mortar

Small grey agate mortar, octagonal in shape, probably made in Europe, 1850-1930

Materials:
agate
Object Number:
A659000/2
type:
mortar
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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