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Description: | An incomplete stone mortar of Medieval date. Approximately one third of the mortar survives intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is formed from a pale yellow/white limestone that is perhaps continental in origin and would originally have been circular in plan and bowl-shaped with a concave interior. The surviving section of the base suggests a base diameter of approximately 130mm. The sides are vertical and on their exterior surfaces have multiple vertical striations leading to a flattened rim. The interior has a slight curve towards the flattened base, which is worn relatively smooth due to use-wear. Surviving at one end of the object next to an old break is a vertical rib that is rectangular in form and runs from base to rim. In profile this is semi-circular at the base, tapering to a smaller out-turned rectangular projection level with the rim. The exterior surfaces of the rib retain vertical striations similar to that of the outer surface of the wall of the vessel. It measures 130mm in base diameter, 108.91mm in height, 154.51mm in width, 24.01mm in thickness at rim, 31.58mm in thickness at base, and weighs 923g. This is an incomplete limestone mortar of Medieval date, perhaps dating to the 13th or 14th centuries AD (B. Carr, pers. comm.).
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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