Mortarium

Mortarium, with simple pouring spout. Made in Britain, 1st century AD.

A mortarium (pl. "mortaria") was one of a class of Ancient Roman pottery kitchen vessels. They are "hemispherical or conical bowls, commonly with heavy flanges", and with coarse sand or grit embedded into the internal surface. They were used for pounding or mixing foods and are an important indicator of the spread of romanised food preparation methods. Stamps on some early Roman mortaria record the name of the potter, from which it is possible to trace their movement between workshops. Some vessels produced in Italy and Gaul are transported long distances but local factories dominate at most periods.

Many fancy red mortaria had a small hole near the top to allow the discharge of liquids, which was artistically made to appear as the mouth of a lion, mouse, or bat.

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This Ancient Rome-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Ancient Roman pottery Kitchenware Ancient Rome stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Giorgio Mortara Mortdale maintenance depot Look at other dictionaries: MORTARIUM — Vitruvio l. 7. c. 1. pro rudere pinsito et subacto, hodieque Gallis harenatum cumcalce. Sed et alveum, in quo subigitur harenatum, sic dixêre: inde et Galli ἀλετρίβανον sic vocant. Mortarium autem quasi moretarium, in quo subigebatur moretum;… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale Mortarium — Als Mortarium (lateinisch, „Reibschüssel“ oder „ schale“) wurden im Römischen Reich Keramikgefäße bezeichnet, die zum Zerreiben und Mischen von Milchprodukten, Kräutern und Gewürzen verwendet wurden. Heute verwendet man in der Küche für diese… …   Deutsch Wikipedia mortarium — noun /mɔːˈtɛːɹɪəm/ A kind of mortar used by ancient Romans for grinding …   Wiktionary mortarium — n. mortar, grinding vessel …   English contemporary dictionary mortarium — …   Useful english dictionary mortier — [ mɔrtje ] n. m. • 1190; lat. mortarium I ♦ 1 ♦ Récipient en matière dure et résistante, servant à broyer certaines substances. Le mortier et le pilon. « le pharmacien pilait des poudres au fond d un mortier de marbre » (Maupassant). Mortier de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle Mörser — Artillerie; Kanone; Haubitze; Geschütz * * * Mọ̈r|ser 〈m. 3〉 1. Gefäß mit gerundetem Boden zum Zerkleinern harter Stoffe mit dem Stößel 2. 〈Mil.〉 2.1 〈urspr.〉 = Bombarde (1) 2.2 〈später〉 Steilfeuergeschütz mit Kalibern von 21 bis 60 cm 2 …   Universal-Lexikon Mörtel — Speis * * * Mör|tel [ mœrtl̩], der; s: Masse, mit der Ziegel, Steine o. Ä. zu einer festen Mauer verbunden werden können: Mörtel anrühren, mischen. Syn.: ↑ Beton, ↑ Zement. * * * Mọ̈r|tel 〈m. 5〉 breiiges Bindemittel für Bausteine, das in festen… …   Universal-Lexikon mortar — MORTÁR, mortare, s.n. Material de construcţie constituit dintr un amestec de var, nisip, apă, ciment sau ipsos etc., care se foloseşte ca element de legătură între materiale de construcţie solide. – Din lat. mortarium. Trimis de ana zecheru,… …   Dicționar Român МОРТИРА — (фр.). Артиллерийское орудие для навесной стрельбы. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. МОРТИРА артиллерийское орудие с нарезным жерлом; стреляют из мортиры разрывными снарядами. Полный словарь… …   Словарь иностранных слов русского языка 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”