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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle of Iron Age to Roman date. The rod is crescentic in form, tapering to rounded points at each end, and is D-shaped in section with a transverse ridge along the centre of the bottom face. At its centre is an integrally cast loop that is circular in form and section. The entire object has a green patina with traces of corrosion in places. It measures 43.18mm in length, 17.87mm in height, 5.33mm in thickness, and weighs 8.15g.This is a centre-looped cosmetic pestle of Iron Age to Roman date similar to parallels recorded from Suffolk and Norfolk (for example SF-1C8810, SF-BB0E90, SF-8E7731 and NMS-7C3556). It dates to between the 1st century BC and 2nd century AD.
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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