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Mortar and pestle
1556

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

Artwork Details

Medium
bronze
Measurements
(1) 16.6 × 26.9 × 25.2 cm (mortar)
(2) 25.4 × 5.7 cm diameter (pestle)
Place/s of Execution
Naples, Italy
Inscription
(1) cast in outside of upper rim: OPV SANTILUDE SANTI DE NEAPVLI (diamond) ANNO. (diamond) DOMINI (diamond) M (diamond) D (diamond) L (diamond) V (diamond) I (diamond) (coptic cross in a square)
Accession Number
4078.1-2-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display