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COSMETIC MORTAR
Unique ID: NLM5275
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Small spoon with large suspension loop, possibly for cosmetics. Deep scratches on the inside.
Notes:
Checked following Sophie Catley. Dating completed (unamended). Identification changed from 'Cosmetic spoon' to 'Cosmetic Mortar'. Drawing ref. aded.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.5 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 9.14 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM2416
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE HORNCASTLE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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