Mortar
notes: label: Description
content: Carved stone mortar in two parts. The bottom portion of the mortar has two projecting handles and a carved circular bowl for the product. The bottom of the bowl has a triangular patter sectioned into quarters and an open shaft or spout where the finished product can flow out. The second piece is a round carved donut-shaped stone which fits into the bowl. It has the same carved geometric pattern on the bottom. Turning the top stone causes the abrasion from the carved triangular pattern to pulverize the material and subsequently pour out of the spout. Urdang states this mortar was found in France and dates from the 8th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Pharmacy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: European Apothecary
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content: Art
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0664.0142
label: accession number
content: 1991.0664
label: catalog number
content: M-05695
label: collector/donor number
content: SAP 407
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mortar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: stone (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: carved (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 cm x 32 cm x 25.5 cm; 4 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in x 10 1/16 in