Stone mortar handle
This handle was from a large stone mortar, used to pound up or grind food. The handle projects from a wonderful beast’s mouth - perhaps a lion or bear. Such a grand piece of kitchen equipment must have belonged to a large and important house in Exeter.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 171/2008/10/2/1
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Archaeology
- Material
- Beer stone
- Common Name
- stone mortar handle
- Simple Name
- handle
- Period Classification
- Medieval (1200-1500)
- Production Date
- 1300
- Production Year Low
- 1500
