Mortar
Artist
Egypt
Mediumstone
Dimensions1 3/4 × 4 15/16 × 8 5/16 in. (4.5 × 12.6 × 21.1 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1935.52.81 LA
DescriptionSmall trapezoid shaped basalt(?) palette used as a mortar to crush the pigments applied to face and eyes. At top is a concave area for crushing. The number thirty is written in red-orange in the concave area on tape. On View
Not on viewCollections
HAWAII
HAWAII
VALLEY OF MEXICO
Pre-Columbian
Pre-Columbian
Egypt
Wedgwood