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Description: | a copper alloy cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age or Roman date. Its bow is 70.68mm long and 9.2mm wide. The central groove is 5.6mm deep at the centre and is worn. The outer surfaces are also worn and pitted. There is a circular end loop which is incomplete at one terminal.The other terminal is squared off and measures 4mm in width. This type of mortar was used for ginding small amounts of powders and cosmetics. A similar example has been recorded from Thwaite, Suffolk , SF-EA54B2
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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