Mortar bowl

Stone bowls for grinding and mixing food have been used throughout history and their design changes little over time. This unusually grand example was discovered in a garden in Exeter and collected by a local antiquarian. Originally it would have been used in the kitchen of a large medieval house or institution.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
108/1920/1
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Exeter archaeology
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Jones, Pitman, Mr
Material
stonequartzite
Common Name
mortar bowl
Simple Name
mortar
Period Classification
Medieval (1200-1500)

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