Mortar and pestle
1640
Medium
bronze
Measurements
(1) 13.1 × 15.0 × 14.0 cm (mortar)
(2) 17.0 × 5.6 × 4.3 cm (pestle)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
the Netherlands
Inscription
(1) cast below outside rim: LOF (diamond) GODT (diamond) VAN (diamond) AL (diamond) ANNO (diamond) 1640 (diamond)
Accession Number
4073.1-2-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
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