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COSMETIC SET
Unique ID: NMS-34C43D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Finely cast and engraved Roman copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic set: mortar with moulded zoomorphic terminals with incised detail, a trefoil loop with three perforations, and the broad groove bordered on both faces by a deep groove above a line of fine oblique cross-hatching. The terminal is probably bovid, Jackson 2010, Type E. Length 57mm. Height 26mm. Thickness 9mm. Weight 20.41g; centre-loop pestle of triangular 'rocking-horse' type with struts supporting a loop, projecting C-shapes forming shoulders at the junction between struts and loop. The keel is rounded. Length 37mm. Height 27mm. Thickness 5.5mm. Weight 6.83g. c.43 - c.300 AD.
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 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Weight: 27.24 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st September 2017 - Wednesday 11th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60262
Other reference: AMD102017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Shotesham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM2696
Four figure Latitude: 52.51499757
Four figure longitude: 1.32934431
1:25K map: TM2696
1:10K map: TM29NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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