Dear buyer! You bidding for Antique Ottoman Apothecary Mortar Pestle Bronze C17th SIZE - Approximately (11cm) x (8.5cm) - 1150Gr Pestle - 14.5cm Mortars of this type with radiating flanges seem to have their origins in Moorish Spain of the 12th century, and possibly earlier (one in the Archaeological Museum of Cordoba is attributed to the 10th century.) Two examples from the Khalili collection are illustrated in Maddison Savage-Smith (1997, p. 299). These are attributed to around the 13th-14th centuries. An example from the 12th and 13th centuries is in the collection of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris (see Instute du Monde Arabe, 2005, p. 185 for an illustration). Another example forms lot 161 at Christie's London 'Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, including Art from the Collection of Dr Mohammed Said Farsi', October 5, 2010. The mortar here, like other examples, is of extremely thick cast bronze to allow for the repeated blows of a heavy pestle. These mortars were not necessarily intended for grinding spices for food, but for grinding herbs and other ingredients for the preparation of medicines and balms. The condition of the item is exactly the same as you see it on the photos RARE - Collectible See pics for Description ? Looks Beautifully ? Feel free to ask questions in English,Russian,Hebrew I don't have enough space - my collection go for sale Good Luck! Please Add my Store to your Favorites and receive my email newsletters about new items and special promotions! favorites list! Check my feedback and bid with confidence. But, please, don't bid for fun!!! Thank you for looking and good luck bidding on this great item! Please check out my other auctions. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have about this or any other my item. Thanks again! And don't forget about positive feedback with 5 stars... We accept PayPal only. Worldwide shipping Payment Terms PAYMENT:PAYPAL ONLY. We require that all items be paid for within 3 days of the end of the auction. If you are bidding on multiple items and need more than 3 days to complete payment, please be sure to contact us. If an item remains unpaid for 5 days, we will begin the Unpaid Item process with to recoup our fees and will, ultimately, release the product back into our inventory for re-sale. Shipping Terms We ship with package tracking through Registered Israel Air Mail to Worldwide. Merchandise will be handled in the order that payment is received. Merchandise will ship from the warehouse with in 1- 3 business days after payment has cleared through PayPal. Dear buyer, please check the parcel before leaving the post office, especially when sending fragile or breakable items. In the case of damage to the goods caused by the post office employee is obliged to issue a document about the damage. Please save the document and send a copy to the seller. My Profile Check out my other listings View More... monicaolga My Profile Check out my other listings View More...