A variety of Indian cooking herbs and spices are used in cuisines from all over the world. Of these, the most important are dried and ground, often into a powder or paste. A mortar and pestle is a traditional instrument used in grinding and crushing. It consists of a bowl (the mortar) set into a base (the pedestal), with a vertical pestle that fits inside the mortar to be worked against its sides. The pestle is typically made of stone or hard wood; the pedestal may be ceramic or wood. Using Brass Mortar helps add different taste and used for medicinal purposes. Diameter :4.00 Inches Height: 5.00 Inches Finish: Plain golden with lines running in the centre Weight in kg: 1.350 kg Contents: 1 Mortar and 1 Pestle