Drug Mortar
Western Han Dynasty
Unearthed at Dawan Han Tomb,Tianhui Town,Chengdu,Sichuan Province,in 1988.Bronze.H:11 cm,body d:11cm,mouth d:9.9cm.The mouth and body bulge outward.The shape is that of a covered pan with pseudo-circular base.There are three convex stripes and two symmetrical heads of beasts.The color is purplish red.The mortar is bulky and unadorned.(Collection of Museum of Medical History,Chengdu University of TCM.)