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Description: | A copper alloy pestle from a pestle and mortar. The object is a bar which is 214mm long. It is circular in section though it varies in diameter. It is solid and heavy, weighing 627g. There is a wide terminal at each end with a maximum diameter of 38.7mm; they taper to join the bar and have convex ends. The pestle is made in one piece and is complete. The centre of the bar is swollen and it tapers at each end, with a sudden bulge as a collar before a narrowed waist and then the terminal. There are two circumferential grooves on the bar side of each terminal, on either side of the collar, and two in the centre which are about 15mm apart. These all appear to be decorative. The pestle would be completely symmetrical except that one end of the bar is not straight, putting the terminal at a slight angle. This is presumed to be damage. There are faint circumferential lines around the object in all places. These may be connected with the way it was made. There are also some short (c.4mm) gentle diagonal grooves at the straighter end, on the inner side of the bulging collar. They are scattered over the surface round most of the circumference. There are several very small dents on both ends. Geoff Egan has identified the object as a pestle, dating from the post medieval or modern periods. The object is solid and is hardly corroded. It has a patchy green and brown glossy patina. | 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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