Pestle
Date43-409
MediumGlass
DimensionsObject/Work: 60 x 16 mm
ClassificationsTools and manufacturing
Terms
Object numberC11356
DescriptionRoman pistillum. Made of a solid length of green glass, rounded at one end. The word 'pistillum', which gave us our word 'pestle', is actually Latin for 'pounder'. It would have been used for grinding herbs, spices, medicines, or pigments. Found at Queen Victoria Street, London in 1869.On View
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43-409
43-409
45-400
1500-1900
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1800-1840
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