Offered by Dei Bardi Art
Sculptures and works of art from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti
Tuscany, second half of XVI century
H 10
diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food, dyes and drugs. The rich friezes on this bronze mortar suggest that it had a ceremonial, rather than merely functional purpose.