Object Details
Description
This cast bronze mortar has a flared mouth and a single semicircular applied handle. A metal ring encircles the handle. A vine motif decorates the rim, and six vertical ribs and a stylized floral medallion decorate the waist. The body of the mortar has a severe crack.
Urdang believed this mortar tp be of 16th-century Greek origin.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
date made
ca 16th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0101
accession number
1991.0664
catalog number
1991.0664.0101
M-05654
collector/donor number
SAP 366
Object Name
mortar
Other Terms
mortar; MANUFACTURING & DISPENSING EQUIP.
Physical Description
bronze (overall material)
gothic (overall style)
Measurements
overall: 10.5 cm x 16 cm x 14.7 cm; 4 1/8 in x 6 5/16 in x 5 13/16 in
place made
Greece
unspecified
Greece
Related Publication
Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Pharmacy
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_994561