Tall one-handled bronze mortar

Tall one-handled bronze mortar, flared rim, flat base and moulded foot, long thin plain pestle, European (?), 16th or 17th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12739
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
height 150 mm
rim: diameter 133 mm
foot: diameter 105 mm
max: width 145 mm
pestle: length 205 mm
type:
mortars and pestles

Parts

One-handled mortar

One-handled bronze mortar, flared rim, flat base and moulded foot, possibly Europe, 1501-1800

Materials:
bronze
Object Number:
A12739/1
type:
mortar
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