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Description: | A copper alloy Roman cosmetic mortar probably dating from AD 50 - 200. The mortar is centre looped and badly corroded. It has plain sloping walls and a rounded V-sectioned groove. One terminal is missing owing to an old, patinated break. The other is a globular knob. The loop is also broken but would have beena ring with a circular aperture. The mortar has a very dark grey to black colour with a pitted surface except for the inner faces which are smooth. It is similar in design to number 56 on page 84 of Jackson (2010) Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain. The mortar measures 52.2mm long, 8.42mm wide and 14.2mm tall. 7.54g.Cosmetic sets are a British object type and were in use before the Roman invasion. They range in date from 100 BC to AD 300, but most date from AD 50 - 200.
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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