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Late Iron Age/Roman cosmetic mortar
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Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service, Jane Carr, 2007-01-02 10:22:21
Title
Late Iron Age/Roman cosmetic mortar
Description
English: an incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic mortar. It has a crescent-shaped bow which tapers to its one complete terminal, a spherical knob which may have phallic associations. More than half the mortar is present, and there are no signs of a central loop. It measures 61.14mm in length and is 9.61mm in width. It is 11.75mm in depth at its widest point. The bow has a central longitudinal groove and is 4mm deep at the centre. It weighs 24.13g.
The outer surfaces are facetted, and both have an incised line decoration of a repeating lozenge pattern. There are patches of corrosion on the under side of the mortar and around the terminal knob.
A number of cosmetic grinders have been found in Suffolk, including another example from Kedington, SF-4D68A3. An example from Poslingford, SF-665921 has similar decoration, with a pattern of incised line triangles.
Cosmetic grinders date to the Late Iron Age or Roman periods, and are not found in other parts of the Roman Empire. They are associated with fertility and often have animal head or phallic terminals.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 100 BC and 410
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FindID: 155243
Old ref: SF-4E89C7
Filename: KDG SF-4E89C7.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/125815
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/125815/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/155243
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