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Mortar and pestle

Mortar and pestle
 1640

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) 13.1 × 15.0 × 14.0 cm (mortar)
(2) 17.0 × 5.6 × 4.3 cm (pestle)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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