Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical brass mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; cylindrical brass flanged pestle with clubbed grinding end and decorative knob handle. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushin...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical bronze mortar, with slightly narrower base at bottom third of mortar; decorated with incised, undulating lines; 6 Gothic-style ribs protrude from base, which serve as handles as well as ornamentation. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together the...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Miniature cylindrical bronze two-handled mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; knob handles. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharmaceutical or culinary preparations. Mor...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar and pestle. Miniature cylindrical brass two-handled mortar, with flared lip and slightly narrower base at bottom third of mortar; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; rectangular handles; miniature cylindrical flanged brass pestle with clubbed ends. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, rou...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Mortar. Miniature cylindrical bronze two-handled mortar with flared lip; incised horizontal lines decorate the exterior of the mortar; roughly rectangular handles with concave outer edges. A mortar is a bowl-shaped receptacle and a pestle is a blunt, roughly cylindrical implement. Together they are used for crushing, grinding, and blending pharm...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
