Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia
Mortar and pestle is a set of two simple tools used since the Stone Age to the present day to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy.The mortar (/ ˈ m ɔːr t ər /) is characteristically a bowl, typically made of hard wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone such as granite.