Cheers Mary!
I'll measure the bowl and work out what the proper size of the pestle should be from the proportions of other sets I've seen on the net. Thanks very much by the way!
i wonder what it was used for back in the day?
ill start cleaning it tomorrow anyway, there's a small crack but it won't effect using it.
From the number on eBay etc they don't seam that uncommon, although no doubt the older they are the fewer of that type survive. I'm amazed there's not any information on dating them ( I've googled every variation on the theme I can think of ) as bits of them, or whole ones are being dug up a lot. I've written to the local museum service to see if they have any contacts who could point me in the right direction. I suspect something this heavy wouldn't be shipped far, not when locally there is suitable rock and a big quarrying industry etc.
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tom
I'll measure the bowl and work out what the proper size of the pestle should be from the proportions of other sets I've seen on the net. Thanks very much by the way!
i wonder what it was used for back in the day?
ill start cleaning it tomorrow anyway, there's a small crack but it won't effect using it.
From the number on eBay etc they don't seam that uncommon, although no doubt the older they are the fewer of that type survive. I'm amazed there's not any information on dating them ( I've googled every variation on the theme I can think of ) as bits of them, or whole ones are being dug up a lot. I've written to the local museum service to see if they have any contacts who could point me in the right direction. I suspect something this heavy wouldn't be shipped far, not when locally there is suitable rock and a big quarrying industry etc.
atb
tom