Thick, heavy bronze mortar

Made:
1501-1800
Thick, heavy bronze mortar, tankard shape, moulded rim and foot

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Thick, heavy bronze mortar, tankard shape, moulded rim and foot
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Thick, heavy bronze mortar, tankard shape, moulded rim and foot, base bowed through use, decoration shows influence, probably made by Arab workmen in Venice, Venetian, 1501-1800

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A42008
Materials:
bronze
type:
mortars
credit:
Sotheby's