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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy possible Romano-British cosmetic pestle. The object is slightly curvilinear and measures 38.5mm in length and 4mm in width, it has a roughly oval cross-section and tapers towards its complete tip, it also tapers slightly towards the other incomplete end. It seems likely that at this end there would have been an end loop originally.
Due to the incomplete and worn nature of this object its identification as cosmetic pestle is by no means certain, however given its size, shape and discovery on a Roman site this does seem the most likely identification. Cosmetic sets, consisting of a pestle and mortar, were used in the late Iron Age and Roman period in Britain, they are unique to Britain and are believed to have been used to grind small quantities of powder or cosmetics. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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