Mortar and pestle
A mortar and pestle are two tools used together to mill (grind) and mix substances.
The mortar is bowl-shaped, and used to hold the substance to be ground. Mortars have smooth, rounded bottoms and wide mouths. The pestle is a stick used for pounding and grinding.
Mortars and pestles are sometimes used in pharmacies to crush various ingredients to make drugs. They can also be used in cooking to grind herbs.
Mortar And Pestle Media
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Stone Age stone mortar and pestle, Kebaran culture, 22000–18000 BC
Rock mortars in Raqefet Cave, Israel, used for making beer during the Stone Age
Baba Yaga flies in her mortar, by Ivan Bilibin.
Iconic apothecary mortar and pestle, displaying the ℞ symbol for medical prescriptions.
A traditional Indian mortar and pestle.
Bangkang pinawa, literally "boat (bangka) for unpolished rice", an ancient mortar and pestle from the Philippines
A wooden mortar and pestle discovered at Briar's plantation in South Carolina. It was found in the rice loft and presumably used for dehulling.
Women in Cape Verde using a large mortar with multiple pestles.
Mortar and Pestle made from bronze alloy, Greece.
