Record ID: LVPL-02861A
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating to the period c 100 BC- c AD 200. The attachment loop would have been at the incomplete end. The pestle is a curved, circular-section rod which tapers in width towards each end. The object has a dark brown patina with patches of corrosion in places. Similar end-looped cosmetic mortars can be seen in Ralph Jackson's monograph on 'Cosmetic sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain' (2010). Cf. Ibid, p 94, no. 96, from Chichester, West Sussex. Similar PAS database examples have been recorded: HESH-1EBF57, DENO-DCE387 and WAW-0B6B74. Cosm…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-422AD8
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating to the period c 100 BC- c AD 200. The attachment loop would have been at one of the incomplete ends. The pestle is a curved, circular-section rod which tapers towards each end. The object has a dark brown patina with patches of corrosion in places. Similar end-looped cosmetic mortars can be seen in Ralph Jackson's monograph on 'Cosmetic sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain' (2010). Cf. Ibid, p 94, no. 96, from Chichester, West Sussex. Similar PAS database examples have been recorded: HESH-1EBF57, DENO-DCE387 and WAW-0B6B74. Cosme…
Created on: Friday 19th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EA9B63
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy cosmetic pestle of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date (100 BC to AD 200). The object is crescent shaped and is oval in cross-section. Projecting from the concave edge is a sub-shield shaped projection, the top of which is 'W-shaped' with three triangular projections. Within this is a circular perforation for suspension with an internal diameter of 3.33mm. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition with only small patches of corrosion where the patina has broken away. Cosmetic pestles are part of a cosmetic set, comprising a curved mort…
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D27F96
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cosmetic pestle of later Iron Age or early Roman date circa 50 BC - 200 AD. It is sub-rectangular in plan with both the terminals tapering and terminating with a break. The body of the pestle curves along its length; it also flares and tapers in thickness, with the thickest part being at the centre of the bow. The lower edge would have acted as the grinding edge of the pestle and would have fitted into a similar shaped mortar. The loop is missing. The object has a mid-green patina. Similar examples which can be found on the database are HESH-BDF153 and SF-EFB3C1.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickerstaffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2174A2
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle dating to the Iron Age. The object consists of a plain concentric rod with tapered ends. The rod is circular in cross-section. There is a small circular suspension loop which joins to the centre of the concave edge of the crescentic rod, by a short stem. A small moulded collar separates the stem and the loop. It has a smooth mid-green patina and shows some sign of wear on the tapered ends. These objects can be dated from the 1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. A similar example can be found on p.118, fig 8 Britannia Vol XVI, 1985.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.