Mortar

Unknown

19th century · Copper alloy with warm brown patina. · Robert Lehman Collection

This mortar is decorated with a frieze of grotesque masks and stylized palmettes under garlands; a band of acanthus leaves is under the rim. The lack of wear and the crude facture corroborate the late dating.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Copper alloy with warm brown patina.

Culture

Italian or German

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975