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Object Name |
Mortar and Pestle |
Object ID |
2004.139.01.01 |
Description |
2004.139.01.01: Greyish stone. Rounded bottom with narrower shaft. 2004.139.01.02: small grey stone dish with pouring spout out on the inside lip. 2004.139.01.02 Pestle |
Dimension Details |
2004.139.01.01: 8.5x2.2x2.2, 2004.139.01.02: 4x5x5 |
Materials |
Stone |
MeSH Search Terms |
Investigative Techniques Technology, Pharmaceutical Drug Compounding / Instrumentation |
Related Publications |
P2004-139 |
Research Notes |
Used for thousands of years in food preparation, mortars and pestles have also long been used for grinding up ingredients to make medicines. They have been made of many different materials throughout medical history—by the 1300s, mortars for medical use were mainly made of bronze, along with wood, glass, iron, ivory, and other materials. They also came in varying sizes. The mortar and pestle has been used as a symbol of the pharmaceutical profession since at least the seventeenth century. |