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Description: | A copper-alloy double-looped cosmetic pestle of Late Iron Age to Roman date. The head of the pestle is a solid three- dimensional ellipsoid which is 19mm wide and 8.5mm thick. From the centre of one side projects a narrow stem which is oval in section. The stem terminates in two circular loops, one on each side of the stem. The pestle is 24.4mm long from the loops to the face of the head. It has a flaky grey patina. Although the pestle is an unusual example, several similar ones have been recorded on the database, including WMID-905A14.
At present, there is no reliable typological sequence for the development of this category of artefact but most appear to belong to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD (R. Jackson; 1985; pp. 175). | Subjects: | Double-looped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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