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Mortar
    • Setting:
      Room XVII
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Date:
      18th cent.
    • Materials:
      porphyry, metal, wood
    • Dimensions:
      height c. 180 mm, opening diameter 150 mm
    • Inventory:
      2060
    • Mortar (Inv. 2060)

Porphyry mortar with porphyry pestle and wooden handle joined by a metal band with two large screws. Used to macerate plants and prepare remedies derived from plants. Provenance: Lorraine collections.