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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 276756, member: 360&quot;]I dunno if this helps at all, but the mortar and pestle were both lathe-spun. This means that they were originally solid blocks of wood, clamped onto a lathe, spun at high speed and then were carved out using chisels. You can tell that by the hole drilled into the base of the mortar (leftover from the manufacturing process). </p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t hazard a guess as to how old this is. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is that a recognisable coat of arms or crest on the side of the mortar? If it is, and if you can ID it, then it might help with finding out where it was made, and how old it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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