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Pestle
This wooden pestle would have rested in the mortar bowl with its handle secured to the kitchen wall by an overhead metal ring. The ring fitted loosely enough to allow the pestle to be moved up and down in a pounding, mashing, grinding action.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
48.354.80
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Length
(mm): 900
Width
(mm): 99
Location
St Fagans Castle : Kitchen
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