Antique Bronze Mortar and hot pestle, 19th century

Beautiful Mortar and pestle in bronze.
Mortar and pestle are implements used since ancient times to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.
The origin of this Mortar and pestle is European, probaly from the iberic area.
In very good hot conditions.

size
10cm = 3.93" diameter
8cm = 3.14" height