A nice little Inca mortar and pestle, c. AD 1300 - 1500, the mortar fashioned from spondylus shell, Dia: 2.8 cm, the pestle made from translucent quartz, 3.2 x 1.7 cm. Probably a domestic charm or religious offering. Ex Florida private collection.

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