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Vessels and mortar
Object Number 2004.29.6870
Display Title Vessels and mortar
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Mexico / (State of Vera Cruz) / 1. Large pot, granitic stone very hard, 18 inches height. / grayish lead colour. / 2. Ditto, similar stone but little white outside and inside / as if it was used in keeping lime, outside is engraved / deeply. Ht. 16 1/2 in. / 3. Mortar, in Mexican Molcajebl, black granitic stone / useful for grinding the chile for sauce and others. 9 inches ht. / 4. Similar to 3 but plate inside, not concave, finely / engraved and ornamented with a serpent's head - 6 inches ht."
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Veracruz
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8 × 14 cm (3 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1

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