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Collections Object
Mortar
date made
ca 16th century
ID Number
1991.0664.0104
accession number
1991.0664
catalog number
M-05657
collector/donor number
SAP 369
Description
Short, squat, cast bronze mortar with a flared mouth. Four buttress columns alternate between the head of a woman. Urdang suggests the mortar is 16th century spanish and that the face is that of Medusa.
Location
Currently not on view
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