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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy cosmetic grinder, mortar only. The crescent shaped bow concave, U-shaped in section, and tapers towards each end. The ends are bulbous - probaby representing phalluses (see link with fertility below). Unusually this does not have a suspension loop, but it does have a longitudinal four lobed handle on the base. The sides of the bow are slightly damaged. Length 54.14mm, width (across middle) 8.8mm, width across ends c.4.5mm, width of handle 3.86mm, length of handle 28.28mm, thickness (overall, including handle) c.15mm, thickness (ie. length top to bottom) of handle c.9mm, max depth of groove c.4.5mm, weight 7.61g. | 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: | 1
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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