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Description: | Copper alloy cosmetic mortar fragment. Cast mortar comprising a U-shaped trough with a zoomorphic terminal representing the head of an ox with slightly flaring nostrils, and with prominent reins and a less prominent nose band modelled in relief. The fore legs and hind limbs are modelled in schematic and truncated form which entails a pair of U-shaped features behind the forelimbs on the belly of the beast. The apparently deliberate truncation of the legs may imply an end-looped form (Jackson, R. 2010, Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, British Museum Research Publication 181, London, The British Museum), of Jackson Type A. The tail of the beast is lost with its putative loop as are, probably, horns from the head. The trough is torn diagonally on one side and has lost its tail end. Suggested date: Roman, 100-300Length: 50.5mm, Width: 13.4mm, Thickness (at forelimbs): 13.6mm, Weight: 23.49gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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