Pestle

c. 6000–3000 BC · Prehistory & early cultures

Pestle, from prehistoric Mesopotamia, dated c. 6000–3000 BC. Today it is kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Date

c. 6000–3000 BC

Civilization

Prehistory & early cultures

Where it is today

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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