FATIMID BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR
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Khorosan, Afganistan or Egypt Ca. 12th century AD A heavy bronze mortar and pestle. The mortar comprises an out-turned rim, a cylindrical body decorated with pyramidal bosses, and a stepped-out foot. The pestle is formed with a knobbed handle and a long cylindrical shaft with a rounded base. This beautiful object may have been used in the kitchen for food preparation, or for the mixing of medicines by a medieval doctor. For a similar (but without pestle) see the Louvre Museum, Paris, inventory number: MAO 2218.Size: L:Set of 2; (mortar) 140mm, (pestle) 200mm / W:(mortar) 160mm, (pestle) 40mm ; 7.5KgProvenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art - M.A.; formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1980s.
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FATIMID BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR
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