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Mortar and Pestle
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Mortar and Pestle
Mortar and Pestle

Mortar and Pestle

Date1899
Mediumstone (basalt)
DimensionsOther (pestle): 7 × 14.6 cm (2 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Other (mortar): 13.2 × 7.4 cm (5 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
Other (thickness): 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Other (outside diameter): 50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-878 (a,b)
Object numberHRC 00878
Descriptiona- round shaft expands slightly on 2 sides of top, and more so at bottom, creating a flat, oval striking surface.
b- made froma single piece of stone pecked and ground into circular shape. sides flare outward from flat circular base towards circular mouth. diameter of mouth is greater than base. concave centre is carved out to forma deep (7.4cm)
Exhibition HistoryChildren of the Raven (11-75) - (8-81) Ravens World (9-84) - (9-88)
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