A Gothic one-handled ribbed mortar - image-1

Lot 1010 Dα

A Gothic one-handled ribbed mortar

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 17:00 - Highly Important Mortars from the Schwarzach Collection
Estimate: 500 € - 1.000 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

A Gothic one-handled ribbed mortar

Cast bronze with dark brown patina. Slightly conical vessel on waisted foot with thin flared rim. Six tapering vertical ribs surround the body. Twisted C-shaped handle. Dents to the rim. H 10.5, D 12.3 cm. Weight 2.0 kg. Including a later T-shaped pestle.
Attributed to Spain, presumably 13th - 15th C.

Literature

A similar example illus. in: Launert, Der Mörser, Munich 1990, no. 178, p. 173.