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Description: | A Late Iron Age to early Roman cast copper alloy probable end looped cosmetic mortar. The object compromises of a deep longitudinal groove/dish which expands (6.15mm wide) in the centre and tapers to a point at either end (c.2.5mm wide), the dish has a maximum depth of c. 4.25mm. The underside of the mortar is undecorated and corroded in places. One end is incomplete, presumably this end would have expanded into a circular loop which is now missing. The object is worn in places and has a dark brown patina and some pitting. The mortar is 55.15mm in length, 11.4mm wide, 11.65mm high and weighs 19.73 grams.Several examples of such centre looped mortars are illustrated and discussed by Jackson (1985: 184-190). The majority of cosmetic mortars from archaeological excavations have come from 1st and 2nd century contexts.
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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