AN ITALIAN BRONZE MORTAR AND PESTLE
CIRCA 1504
The flaring rim inscribed SI DEUS PRONOBIS QUIS CHONTRA NOS MCCCCCIIII the body cast with a stylised rudder symbolising fortune and abundance
11.3 cm. high x 16 cm. diam.; the pestle 19 cm. long
AN ITALIAN BRONZE MORTAR AND PESTLE
CIRCA 1504
The flaring rim inscribed SI DEUS PRONOBIS QUIS CHONTRA NOS MCCCCCIIII the body cast with a stylised rudder symbolising fortune and abundance
11.3 cm. high x 16 cm. diam.; the pestle 19 cm. long