Mortar | Yale University Art Gallery

1450–1536

Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: h.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
diam. at rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas De Mott, 1942
Accession Number: 1940.587
Geography: Central Andes, Peru
Culture: Central Andes, Inca
Period: Late Horizon
Classification: Containers
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mortars (grinding tools), utilitarian objects

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