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COSMETIC PESTLE
Unique ID: NMS-1D4375
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Roman copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle, both ends of the round-edged rod and the upper part of the loop missing. All three breaks are recent. The extremely thin loop is broken across the very small eye. Extant length 39.7mm. Thickness 5.3mm. Thickness of loop at the break 1mm. The diameter of the eye is uncertain but probably does not exceed 3mm. Weight 7.52g. c.43 - c.200 AD.
Class: centre-looped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39.7 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 7.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Monday 24th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 30883
Other reference: BM032014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: near Fakenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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