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Mortar and pestle

Mortar and pestle
 1679

Medium
bronze
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
bronze
Measurements
(1) 13.2 × 20.8 × 17.1 cm (mortar)
(2) 23.7 × 3.9 cm diameter (pestle)
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
(1) cast in front u.c.: 1679
cast in rear u.c.: RES
Accession Number
4044.1-2-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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