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Object Number 79-14-20/17425
Display Title Mortar and pestle, lava
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar and pestle, porous black rock, broken, in 5 pieces, lip on largest
Classification
  • Food processing
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Morelos / Cuernavaca / Cuernavaca
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.5 x 25 x 21.5 cm (5 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Quantity 7

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