A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

A MAMLUK BRONZE PESTLE AND MORTAR, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001021

Of cylindrical form with wide rim and base, engraved around the body with Arabic calligraphy in Thuluth with flowers scrolls and foliage. The calligraphic decoration on this bowl reads: the happiness, the survival, the safety, the ‏‏‏responsiveness, the power and the exalt. Mortar: 13.5 cm. Pestle: 25 cm.