Kitchen mortar

Object type: household items
Culture / Provenance: Oman / Ad Dakhiliyah
Material: wood
Date: pre-1970
Dimensions:
Width: 13.5 cm
External height: 18.5 cm
Rim thickness: 1.5 cm
Description: kitchen mortar used to grind spices, hollowed out of a wooden log, with the external surface incised in concentrical horizontal lines.
Collection:
Birgit Mershen
Photo credits:
ArCHIAM