Record ID: SUR-F211EE
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily abraded copper alloy cosmetic grinder of late Iron Age to early Roman date, 30mm in length. The object was originally in the shape of an elongated and pointed ellipse, with a concave grinding surface on one side. One end is narrower than the other and both end in old breaks.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-34413C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cosmetic grinder of late Iron Age to early Roman date, 39.2mm in length. The object is in the shape of an elongated and pointed ellipse, with a concave grinding surface on one side. There are two stumps of a now lost integral loop at one end. The surface is heavily corroded.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-114080
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy end looped cosmetic mortar, dating to the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period (c. 100 BC - 100 AD).  The mortar is formed from a curved piece of copper alloy and has a U shaped cross section. It has a suspension loop situated at one end which curves into a rounded terminal. The interior (grinding surface) is smooth.  The cosmetic mortar is dark green and brown colour, with a mottled surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original su…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-401FC6
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy end looped cosmetic mortar, dating from the late Iron Age to the Early Roman period, about 50 BC - AD 200. The object is a long grooved vessel which expands to 7.6mm wide in the centre and tapers to a wide point at either end. The groove is a shallow U shape in cross section and is 4.1mm wide in the centre, and at maximum, 1mm deep owing to wear up the upper margins. There is a loop at one end, which extends from the mortar, bends downwards and touches the base to form a loop before recurving away from the base of the mortar. The other end of the mortar has a …
Created on: Monday 9th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-53CDA5
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cosmetic mortar. Cast banana-shaped concavo-convex miniature trough with a broken loop at one end, and also broken at the other. A spur of metal supports the underside of the loop. End-looped. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 100BC-AD100 Length: 41.1mm, Width: 10.7mm, Height: 11.3mm, Weight: 10.33gms
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton Curtis', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-E3F33C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to AD100- 200. The dish of the mortar is worn, and the edges are mostly missing. The mortar is u shaped in cross section. The mortar rises up slightly to the attachment loop, this originally would have been a circular loop, but it is worn and broken. Only half of it remains. The mortar has a mid green patina, and measures 39.2mm in length, 5.5mm in width, and weighs 3.30g.
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Sunday 2nd July 2023
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Record ID: NLM-4E62AA
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy end-looped cosmetic mortar. A narrow cast canoe-shaped concavo-convex miniature trough with an integrally cast loop which curls back on itself at one end; the other end is neatly broken, possibly with loss of a decorative terminal. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 100BC-AD200 Length: 64.9mm, Width: 13.1mm, Thickness (wall): 2.4mm, Weight: 14.72gms
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F397B9
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy end looped cosmetic mortar, dating to Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (c. 100 BC - 100 AD).  The mortar is formed from a curved piece of copper alloy. The mortar has a U shaped cross section. It has a suspension loop situated at one end which curves into a rounded terminal. The mortar then tapers slightly to the opposing end which has a rounded terminal. The interior (grinding surface) is smooth.  The cosmetic mortar is dark green colour, with a mottled surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough…
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: NLM-398BCE
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cosmetic mortar fragment. About one half pf a canoe or banana-shaped concavo-convex trough with keeled convex side, and with a collared [by a groove] round knop at its surviving end. The broken end shows thew distortion arising from recent trauma. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 50BC–AD 100. Length: 34.4mm, Width: 8.1mm, Height: 7.3mm, Thickness (wall of trough): 1.7mm, Weight: 6.96gms
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Lincoln', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-925FBF
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy end looped mortar, dating to Late Iron Age to the Early Roman dating (1st century BC to 1st century AD). The mortar is formed from a curved cast piece of copper alloy with a U shaped cross section. It has a suspension loop situated at one end, an oblique ridge joins the loop to the body on both sides. The mortar then flares out to it's widest extent and then tapers to the opposing end which has two circumfereral ridges followed by a rounded terminal . The interior grinding surface is smooth with some evidence of wear at the base. The mortar is a dark brown…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2022
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Record ID: CAM-10EEF6
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy cosmetic mortar of c.1st to 2nd century AD date. This artefact weighs 18.96g, has a length of 54.4mm and maximum width of 8.9mm. At the base of the bow, the convex side of the curve, the bow has a width of 5.0mm. As described by Jackson, R. 1985, the bow is crescentic when viewed in profile and elliptic when viewed from above or below with a grooved channel running along the inner concave side of the curve. The bow has a deep-pointed 'D' or 'V' shaped cross-section with central groove. The rim to either side of the groove has a thickness of 1.5mm. The groove has a maxim…
Created on: Friday 26th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 12th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-411DEE
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy end looped cosmetic mortar, dating from the late Iron Age to the Early Roman period, about 100 BC - AD 200. The object compromises a longitudinal grooved vessel which expands to 7.8mm wide in the centre and tapers to a point at either end. The groove is a shallow V shape in section and is 3.8mm wide in the centre, and at maximum, 1mm deep owing to wear up the upper margins. There are the remains of a loop at one end, which appears to have been plain. It is positioned beneath the top edge. The other end is plain and tapers to a point. There is no decoration. The met…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
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Record ID: WAW-51915D
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cosmetic mortar dating to the late Iron Age to Roman period (c. 100 BC - AD 200). The object has a shallow U-shape with a loop at one end. At the opposing end is a worn break. In the middle of the mortar is a deep groove, which is smooth to the touch. The object is undecorated and has a light green patina. Cosmetic mortars would have been paired with a pestle and were likely used to grind small quantities of powders for use as make-up or in the preparation of medicines (Leahy and Lewis 2018: 108). Comparable examples recorded on the PAS database includ…
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 5th October 2021
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Record ID: CAM-A42374
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age to early Roman cosmetic mortar (also referred to as a woad grinder). This copper-alloy artefact has an incomplete concave crescent shaped bow with a simplified zoomorphic shaped bovine terminal at the surviving end. The central groove along the artefact extends across the top of beast's head, decreasing in depth to the very top of the head between the horns. The crescent shaped bow has a width of 7.1mm and depth of 6.4mm at the only slightly worn break. The depth of the groove at the break is c.0.9mm. The width is 6.3mm and depth is 7.1mm just prior to the zoomo…
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 29th July 2021
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Record ID: SUR-403085
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle of late Iron Age or Roman date (c 100 BC - AD 300).The object is in the shape of an elongated and pointed ellipse, with a curved side profile and a concave grinding surface on one side. The front portion of the object has been lost but the remaining concave portion of the grinding surface demonstrates heavy scratching, possibly from use. There is an incomplete integral loop at the remaining end which appears to have broken as a result of heavy wear.
Created on: Monday 12th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 12th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-E59E9A
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy end looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to the Early Roman date (1st to 2nd Centuries AD). The mortar has a plain relatively shallowed bowed profile and is u-shape in cross-section, with a suspension loop at one end. The loop is complete except for damage to the lower edge on one side and there is an unevenly broken projection extending from the lower edge that is possibly zoomorphic in the form of a stylized aquatic bird. The opposing end of the mortar is incomplete with an old transverse break. The hollowed interior is smoothed and the edges eithe…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Last updated: Friday 30th April 2021
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Record ID: SUR-DA440C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle of late Iron Age or Roman date (c 100 BC - AD 300).The object is in the shape of an elongated and pointed ellipse, with a curved side profile and a concave grinding surface on one side. There are two stumps of a now lost integral loop at one end.
Created on: Thursday 31st December 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th April 2021
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Record ID: NMS-F43D27
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete worn and corroded copper alloy late Iron Age to Roman centre-looped cosmetic mortar. Only the centre part of the crescentic body survives with the stub of the central basal loop extant at its lowest point. One half of one side wall is broken lower than the other. Interestingly the sides of the mortar are stained black and within the groove or trough of the mortar is a black coloured substance preserved amongst the copper corrosion products. Macroscopic examination of the nature if this material suggests that it could be charcoal. Assuming it is contemporary to the use of th…
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2020
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Record ID: NLM-8C1325
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cosmetic mortar. A miniature mortar or cosmetic grinding tool, comprising a concavo-convex crescentic banana-shaped trough of U-profile with the stubs of a central loop at the apex of its convex side; chipped at one end and broken towards the other. Abraded. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 100 BC – AD100. Length: 41mm, Width: 9mm, Height: 19.2mm, Weight: 12.49gms
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7D5638
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic mortar (“woad grinder”) and pestle of Late Iron Age or early Roman date (c. 300 BC to AD 200). Description: The mortar is formed as a crescentic bow with deep longitudinal groove with a collared round knop at one end, which would probably have been similar to the other end but is now lost. There is a circular loop projecting from the centre of the underside which has a flattened pedestal with dissimilar ends, possibly again one end has been lost. This circular loop has a flattish profile front and back. The surface of the…
Created on: Friday 20th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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