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1993.68.28

Black wooden mortar, shaped like an hourglass but with upper section much larger. [JC [OPS Move] 31/10/2016]

1993.68.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black wooden mortar, shaped like an hourglass but with upper section much larger. [JC [OPS Move] 31/10/2016]
Long description
Black wooden mortar, shaped like an hourglass but with upper section much larger. The top has been hollowed out. The outside is decorated with two circumferential incised grooves with simple incised saltires between. [JC [OPS Move] 31/10/2016]
Person
Field collector Mrs Grundy
PRM source Mrs Grundy
Date / Period
Date made: 1900-1993?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1993
Acquisition information
Donated: 1993
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 122 x 92 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1993.68.28

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