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Description: | A broken cast copper-alloy cosmetic end-looped mortar. The circular loop is integral beneath the surviving terminal. The loop is plain and of solid construction (Dia.: c. 14.5mm). The perforation is not quite even (Dia.: c. 7.1mm). The bow is 'U' shaped in cross-section, the groove expanding in width and depth as the bow expands from the terminal. One side of the bow is clearly higher than the other (c. 7.0mm - c. 6.1mm). The break across the bow is old. Wear and corrosion is even across the artefact which is mid-light green in colour. This means that definitive observations cannot be made about particular areas of wear. Such objects can be dated to the late Iron Age to early Roman periods (1st-2nd century AD). These mortar and pestle sets would probably have been used to grind minerals for make-up and were uniquely British. Further information can be found in Jackson 1985. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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