French ribbed mortar Cast bronze with golden... Lot 528

French ribbed mortar Cast bronze with golden brown patina, black inside, and lime deposits. Seven humped ribs, between them three crucifixes in relief, two relief plaques with Madonna and child, three women's heads and vegetal decoration. Circumferential band with sloping fleur de lys at the top. Cracks in the bottom. H 11,8, D 18,5 cm, weight ca. 4,6 kg. 17th century.