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Description: | Roman copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic mortar in rather abraded condition with much of the surface lost. The bow has been distorted into an almost straight line. The terminal knobs are globular. A highly abnormal feature is the partly buckled centre loop, which is set transversely so that aperture is longitudinal. Present length 71.5mm. Width at centre 10mm. Weight 16.3g. Probably late 1st - 2nd century.Ralph Jackson comments:"..the loop set in a different plane is an unusual feature, otherwise seen only on Jackson 2010, nos. 50, 73a, 207, 237, 473. All those are end-looped and the majority (three) come from northern Kent, so not only is this the first I know from Norfolk or Suffolk but as a centre-looped variety it is a unicum.
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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