Record ID: WAW-64685C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age to Roman (-100 to 200) cosmetic mortar: The copper alloy mortar is crescentic in profile and an elongated pointed oval in plan. One terminal is in the form of a simplified bovoid head, with short vertical horns whose tips curl forwards slightly. There are no features on the face but it has a pronounced edge beneath the horns. The other terminal is in the form of a crescent, and it is joined to the body of the mortar on the exterior edge of the apex. In section the mortar has a 'V' shaped section. On the outer face of the mortar, at the apex on the base there is an complete i…
Created on: Friday 1st July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Record ID: WAW-205676
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age to Roman (-100 to 200) cosmetic mortar: The copper alloy mortar is fragmentary with only a terminal remaining. In profile the mortar is semi-crescentic and is an elongated triangle in plan. The original terminal has a slightly bulbous knops, and the other terminal is broken, but this is not a recent break as the surface is the same as the side faces. In section the mortar has a 'V' shaped section which is narrow and quite shallow. The side faces are undecorated. The surface of the mortar has traces of a dark grey patina which is pitted and heavily abraded. It measures 31.6mm …
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: WAW-2DDCF5
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age to Roman (-100 to 200) cosmetic mortar: The copper alloy mortar is crescentic in profile and an elongated pointed oval in plan whose terminals are slightly bulbous knops. In section the mortar has a 'V' shaped section which is narrow and quite shallow. On the outer face of the mortar, at the apex there is an incomplete integral loop. The side faces are undecorated. The surface of the mortar has traces of a mid blue/green patina otherwise it is heavily abraded. It measures 39.09mm long, 5.34mm thick at the centre and weighs 3.4g. Cosmetic mortars such as this would have for…
Created on: Saturday 19th April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 24th April 2014
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Record ID: WAW-66A6A6
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age to Roman (-100 to 200) cosmetic mortar: The copper alloy cosmetic mortar which remains is an end-loop. The end-loop in profile is a sub-drop shape with a serif on the underside and at the terminal. The mortar is broken just after the loop, as it starts with the crescentic bow. The break is not recent. The upper face of this portion of the mortar has wide curved hollow. The surface of the mortar has an incomplete light grey/green patina. It measures 29.18mm long, 7.1mm wide and 12.66mm thick across the loop. It weighs 6.3g. Cosmetic mortars such as this would have formed pa…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2014
Last updated: Sunday 23rd February 2014
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Record ID: WAW-C31ED1
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy centre-looped cosmetic mortar dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD. The cosmetic mortar is crescentic in profile with knobbed terminals. These terminals are circular in section and decorated with a fine groove around the circumference. In section the mortar is a 'V' shape with a wide curved interior surface. The apex of the exterior is further decorated with an integral 'W' shaped lug which has two circular perforations. The 'corners' of the 'W' are abraded and are possibly actually broken edges. The surface of the mortar has a mid green/grey coloured patina which i…
Created on: Sunday 6th December 2009
Last updated: Monday 9th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-FCCE32
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy cosmetic mortar. The cosmetic mortar is a crescentic in profile with blunt worn points. In section the mortar is a ‘V’ shape with a wide curved interior or upper surface. This concave portion on the upper surface is very shallow. The surface of the mortar has an incomplete dark green coloured patina. It measures 33.16mm long, 9.24mm wide across the loop and 7.49mm thick. It weighs 5.7g. Originally the mortar would have had a loop at one terminal. Similar end-looped cosmetic mortars can be seen in Ralph Jackson’s paper on 'Cosmetic sets from the late Iron A…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-4E0706
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy cosmetic mortar. The cosmetic mortar is an elongated crescent in profile with an integral loop beneath one terminal. The loop is circular with a slightly oval hole. The body of the mortar is ‘V’ shaped in section, which tapers in width and depth towards each terminal becoming shallower. The base of the mortar is slightly rounded. Within the groove of the mortar there is an orange deposit, this deposit is also found in the crease of the loop and the mortar body and therefore may not be related to the substances which would have been ground within the mortar. The …
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-0198F7
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is possibly a Roman cosmetic mortar, made of copper alloy. It is a elongated sub-crescentic shape in profile. Both terminals are broken, but not recently. The upper surface of the mortar is concave. The surface of this face has its patina missing, and there are only patches of a heavy brown patina on the exterior. Usually with cosmetic mortars there are traces of a well developed patina on the concave surface, which may have been further developed by wear, but there are known of these indications on the recorded object. Another possibility is the object is a type of ed…
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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