拍品 485
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A rare English or Scottish bronze mortar
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A rare English or Scottish bronze mortar

13TH CENTURY

细节
A rare English or Scottish bronze mortar
13th century
With four handles (two large, one depleted, and two of loop form with iron rings), the body decorated with split balustroid buttresses
9in. (23cm.) diameter; 6½in. (16.5cm.) high
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

拍品专文

A virtually identical example was seen by Thomas Pennant and recorded in his Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, vol II, plate VII. For illustrations of and other recorded specimens, see Finlay, Michael, Some British Medieval Copper-Alloy Mortars, Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, vol 10, June 2002, p.22.et seq.