Mortar and pestle

Museum number:
9-18183a,b
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Accession number:
Acc.4369
Description:
mortar with pestle; brass; (a) mortar; flange on top and bottom; (b) pestle; household item for grinding spices or possibly decorative only
Donor:
Susan Fatemi
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone, Mortars (grinding tools), and Pestles
Accession date:
October 31, 1988
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar and pestle, accession number 9-18183a,b, described as mortar with pestle; brass; (a) mortar; flange on top and bottom; (b) pestle; household item for grinding spices or possibly decorative only

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