Mortar, late 15th or early 16th century, French or North Italian (?), Copper alloy, with a grayish patina color, traces of green oxide on base., H. 7.1 cm, diam. 10.9 cm (rim)., Metalwork, The exterior surface is divided into five sections by five herm caryatids, with seal-like ornaments in each section, two of which bear profile faces of a bearded man, the remaining ones respectively with the archangel Saint Michael weighing souls, a Gothic tabernacle with a head and a chalice, and a large four-petaled flower with two smaller rosettes
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Mortar, late 15th, early 16th century, French, North Italian, Copper alloy, grayish patina color, traces, green oxide, base, H, 7.1 cm, diam, 10.9, rim, Metalwork, exterior, surface, divided, five sections, herm, caryatids, seal, ornaments, section, two, bear profile, faces, bearded man, remaining ones, respectively, archangel Saint, Michael, weighing, souls, Gothic tabernacle, head, chalice, large four-petaled, flower, two smaller, rosettes
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