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Summary
Object
Pestle and Mortar
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| Title |
Pestle and Mortar |
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| Object type |
metal artwork  |
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| Description |
The luxurious workmanship suggests that this mortar was used in a court apothecary's shop for grinding drugs. It bears both lozenge-shaped and teardrop-shaped bosses to steady it during the weari ... See full description on web site. |
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| Date | late 12th or early 13th century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | heavy lead brass, cast, engraved and inlaid with silver and copper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
MTW 0688, MTW 1354 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | Iran, Khurasan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-pestle-and-mortar-mtw1354-mtw688/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Pestle and Mortar |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
Licensing
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