A bronze mortar of conical shape with a projecting rim and a - Lot 178

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A bronze mortar of conical shape with a projecting rim and a - Lot 178
A bronze mortar of conical shape with a projecting rim and a recessed lip; decorated with florated arcades, a heart surmounted by a cross, and a molded ring. Central Italy, Perugia, ca. 1480–1520 H.: 11 cm (Damage and repairs) The Victoria & Albert Museum in London holds a mortar (inv. no. M.94-138) that can be compared with the one presented here (fig.). The arcade decoration is still Gothic, but the molded handle ring is similar to the one in the London collection. The conical, flared shape, as well as the astragal on which the columns rest—and which defines a smooth base—are identical to those of our mortar. Source consulted: P. Motture, *Bells and Mortars and Related Utensils*, *Catalogue of Italian Bronzes in the Victoria and Albert Museum*, London, 2001, no. 3, p. 71.
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