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Cosmetic mortar
Unique ID: NMGW-DEDA73
Object type certainty: Certain
Incomplete copper alloy end-looped mortar from a cosmetic set of early Roman date, probably from the 1st or 2nd century AD. Little of the surface survives on the mortar, and no decoration is evident. The end loop is complete and integral, and is positioned beneath the bow. The loop has a circular to oval section, and is thinnest at the point opposite the bow. The groove is now U-shaped and shallow (1.5mm).
Notes:
This find represents only the eighth example the author is aware of recorded from Wales; six are listed in Jackson’s (1985) survey, and an additional example has recently been recorded from Powys (Database reference: NMGW-8DE8D5).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Length: 38.3 mm
Width: 7.2 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm
Weight: 12.1 g
Diameter: 17.3 mm
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: St Nicholas And Bonvilston
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST0974
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003 - Sunday 1st February 2004
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.36.5
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 9th March 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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