Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1500 - 1530; Classification(s): metalwork, mortar, casting (process), bronze, cast; Acquisition: given by Anonymous, 1979, Given anonymously collection of Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO. MC, in his memory [M.18-1979]
Description: Bronze, cast The mortar is of inverted bell-shape, standing on a low, moulded foot. On one side there is a handle in the shape of a lizard, whose tail curls round the mortar behind it. The lower part of the mortar is decorated with acanthus leaves, the tips of which extend over a filet running round the body. Above there is a band of scrolls, inverted anthemions and suspended fruits. The everted lip of the mortar is decorated with a series of mouldings.
