Brass mortar (with pestle) decorated with medallions of Christ nailed to a vine tree and a triple bearded head (symbolical of the Holy Trinity)
Maker
(metalworker)
1500-1599
1500-1599
Title
Brass mortar (with pestle) decorated with medallions of Christ nailed to a vine tree and a triple bearded head (symbolical of the Holy Trinity)
Date of Production
1513
Medium
medium : material : brass
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.54 (MISSING)
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : inscribed : around rim of mortar : : +PETER.KRUSE.WIBEN.PETERS.ANNO 1513
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