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Description: | Copper-alloy end-looped pestle from a Late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic set. The pestle is curved and the loop has a small 'eye' and a slender bill-like extension which gives the appearance of a duck or swan's head. The other terminal tapers to a point. Similar examples can be seen in Jackson's article (1985, 180-182, nos. 40 and 41). Cosmetic sets are very hard to date precisely as few have been found in secure contexts but most fall between the first and second centuries AD. | Subjects: | End-looped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McIntosh, Frances | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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