3 3 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 25cm
Description
This earthenware mortar with a rim and pouring spout was found in Cheapside, London. Mortars were hard, strong bowls, which apothocaries used to crush medicine into a powder by hitting or rubbing them with a pestle.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10308193
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