KARACHI, Dec 9: An 800-year-old inscribed bronze mortar has been selected as the object of the month by the National Museum. A press release says: "The three most common metals used by Muslim artists ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A few months back while admiring a friend’s impressive collection of 15th-, 16th- and 17th-century bronze mortars and pestles displayed on a 16th-century Elizabethan oak court ...

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: 5 x 6 in. (12.7 x 15.2 cm.) : 7 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (19.7 x 3.8 cm.) ...

Mortars were used as a bowl to crush, grind and mix ingredients using a pestle. The powders would be added to syrups and form the base of tablets. Drug preparations have been made in this way for ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Urn-shaped cast bronze mortar with a ...