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COSMETIC MORTAR
Unique ID: NMS-BC6068
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy centre-loop cosmetic mortar with knopped terminal lobes, one larger than the other. Basal loop. Deep V-shaped groove with two perforation in base (damage/wear), sub-triangular body. Length 80mm. Extant height 21mm. Width 8mm. Weight 13.60g. 1st - 2nd century.
(Finder's no. DW5-383)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 80 mm
Height: 21 mm
Width: 8 mm
Weight: 13.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th November 2015 - Monday 14th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 18255
Other reference: KLMD122015
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Marham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7310
Four figure Latitude: 52.66011745
Four figure longitude: 0.55651466
1:25K map: TF7310
1:10K map: TF71SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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