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Description: | A complete copper-alloy unidentified object. This object consists of a solid curving rod with a suspension hole at one end, it measures 55.2mm in length, 3mm in width and is 4mm in thickness at its widest/thickest point, at its terminal. The suspension hole has been drilled through the flat oval shaped terminal and measures 2.2mm in diameter. It is very worn towards one edge, presumably the edge from which this object was suspended from. No parallels could be found for this object but it is reminiscent of Roman cosmetic pestles, although these are usually more substantial and of better quality, however, as this example is very worn it is a possiblity that it is indeed a cosmetic pestle, which also implies that it could be Roman in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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