Mortar

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Description:

Short, squat, cast bronze mortar with a flared mouth. Four buttress columns alternate between the head of a woman. Urdang suggests the mortar is 16th century spanish and that the face is that of Medusa.

Date Made: ca 16th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Spain

Subject: Pharmacy

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See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, European Apothecary, Art

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Related Publication: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1991.0664.0104Accession Number: 1991.0664Catalog Number: M-05657Collector/Donor Number: SAP 369

Object Name: mortarOther Terms: mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)gothic (overall style)Measurements: overall: 7.7 cm x 11.1 cm; 3 1/16 in x 4 3/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c1b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_994070

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