A PORPHYRY PESTLE AND MORTAR, INDIA

The mortar of roughly oval form, the upper surface carved and polished to form a smooth shallow oval indent, the underside unworked, the pestle composed of a rounded rectangular piece of porphyry mounted with a wood handle painted in lime green and orange, housed in a fitted wood box with fitted padding and hinged lid

Mortar with minor wear, pestle with wear and minor losses around base of handle, box split and with wear and surface accretions, as viewed.
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