An ancient pestle and mortar found in Aix-les-Bains. Photograph.

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36685i
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1 photograph : photoprint, albumen ; sheet 10.5 x 14.9 cm

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Pestle and mortar dug up near the Temple of Diana, at Ais-les-Bains. ... Lettering hand-written in pencil on verso and continues: "Probably the oldest in the world, apparently a naturally hollowed stone with a "Thunder stone" for pestle"

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Wellcome Collection 36685i

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