Bronze mortar and pestle. Mortar is studded and ribbed on side and pestle is branded in center.
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Bronze mortar and pestle. Mortar is studded and ribbed on side and pestle is branded in center. Mortar is 3" height and 5" diameter and pestle is 7 3/8" length. European circa 1700.
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Mortar Dimensions
Mortar Height, Diameter, Width at Handles: 6.95cm, 12.4cm, 10.7cm (2.71in, 4.84in, 2.71in)
Pestle Measurements
Pestle Diameter Length, Diameter: 19.2cm, 4.1cm (7.49in, 1.6in)
Notes on Measurements
Greatest mortar width measurement taken at flair, not the handles