As mortar with pestle turned ivory Indo-Portuguese 16th/17th C. pestle with minor faults Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - (almofariz) 19,8 x 11,5 cm; (pilão) 24,5 cm; Peso - 1.868 g. Notes: it was part of the Francisco Hipólito Raposo collection, according to the label on the back. It was part of the exhibition "A Expansão Portuguesa e a Arte do Marfim". Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1991, p. 200, no. 590. a) This lot is subject to CITES export/import restrictions and is duly certified: no. 23PTLX12419C; b) The import of goods incorporating materials from protected species of wild fauna and flora, including, among others, ivory, coral and tortoiseshell, is currently prohibited by several countries; c) In Portugal, in accordance with the planned transposition into national legislation of the most recent EU guidelines on the ivory trade, the issuing of re-export certificates to non-EU countries is suspended; d) In this context, potential buyers are advised to inform themselves in advance about the legislation of their country and applicable international restrictions.