Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle

Made:
1701-1900
Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle, joined

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Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle, joined
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Wooden mortar with long handle and turned wooden pestle, joined, by long leather thong, possibly Middle Eastern or North African, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658911
Materials:
wood
type:
mortars and pestles