Mortar and pestle, allegedly belonging to Queen Victoria, made between 1501-1700. Ivory.This tool wa
Mortar and pestle, allegedly belonging to Queen Victoria, made between 1501-1700. Ivory.This tool was used to grind plants, minerals and hard substances for drugs. It shows cherubs using alchemical apparatus for distillation. The pestle, carved from a single piece of ivory, shows a snake coiled around the handle. The snake is symbolic of medicine and wrapped around a staff it is linked to Asclepius, the Greek god of healing. Via sciencemuseum -- source link
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