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Description: | A complete copper-alloy Romano-British cosmetic pestle. The stem of this pestle is forms a wide curve in plan, in section it is oval. One terminal has a blunt end, whereas the other has a loop. The loop is formed by the stem tapering in thickness and depth, and this portion then is curled under to form a single loop. On the underside and sides of the pestle there are fine striations that are approximately horizontal. The surface of the pestle has a dark grey/green patina. It measures 43.46mm in length, 3.17mm thick. It weighs 2.92g.
The pestle would have been used with a crescent-shaped mortar with a central longitudinal groove to grind up small quantities of powder or cosmetics. These cosmetic sets are only found in Britain during the Romano-British period. They date, according to Jackson (Jackson, R. 1985 ?Cosmetic Sets from Late Iron Age and Roman Britain? Britannia) to the late Iron Age and Roman periods. | 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: | -300
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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