Record ID: SF-5085B9
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to 100 BC - AD 200. It is a centre-looped mortar with a crescent bow and slightly convex walls; it has a shallow U-shape sectioned groove. The terminals are very worn and they might have been shaped into bull's head. The circular loop is circular and protrudes form the lower edge of the bow.The surfaces are heavily abraded. Cf. Jackson ( 2010), several examples have knobbed and bull's heads terminals (cf. nos. 59, 110, 144, 173). Although very worn the terminals appear to have an overall sub-triangular shape, which recalls …
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 30th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Elmham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BD954E
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to 100 BC - AD 200. It is a centre-looped mortar with a crescent bow and slightly convex walls; it has a U-shape sectioned groove. The circular loop is pierced in a sub-triangular thinner tab protruding form the lower edge of the bow.The surfaces are moderately abraded. Cf. Jackson ( 2010, looped type). Length: 53.79 mm Width: 9.05 mm Height: 19.00 mm Thickness of the walls: 2.82 mm Weight: 15.43 g
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantisden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ADF7B3
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar dating to the period c. 100 BC - AD 200. It consists of a crescent-shaped bow with plain, convex walls; the bow has a shallow U-shaped groove on the upper face. The terminals are in the form of devolved, zoomorphic heads, probably bovids, consisting of two oval cross-sectioned downwards projecting integrally cast elements. The upper edges of the groove are decorated with a series of transverse notches. The lower edge of the bow has a sub-trapezoidal tab, which is pierced to create a circular loop; a further decoration consists of a D-sh…
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B03A69
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to AD 1-200. It consists of a V-shaped cross-sectioned bow with knobbed terminals. The lower edge of the bow has a broken oval cross-sectioned ring. The remainder of the ring-loop is bent sideways. Cf Jackson (2010, p. 84, no. 56) Length: 63.34 mm Width: 9.03 mm Height, bow only: 9.17 mm Height, including ring: 23.76 mm Weight: 22.28 g
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A463A0
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman end-looped cosmetic mortar, dating to AD 1-200. It has a slightly curved bow in profile and a smoothly -rounded keel; the deep groove on the top of the bow, gives to it a U-shaped cross-section. The missing end should have had a loop or some other sort of handle. The surviving end is pointed and undecorated; the surfaces are moderate worn. Cf with end-looped example in Jackson (2010, p. 108, no. 154). Cf with BH-2845A6, NMS-94D545 on this database. Length: 40.30 mm Width: 9.06 mm Thickness: 2.50 mm Weight: 4.79 g
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7ED11F
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to 100 BC- AD 200. It consists of a moderate curved V-shaped cross-sectioned bow, which has a rounded knob at either end. The lower edge of the bow has traces of the central loop which is flanked by two extended keel-like junction with the bow. The mortar is abraded and mainly covered by a greenish brown patina. Cf Jackson (2010, catalogue, nos. 60, 117) Length: 61.65 mm Width: 11.77 mm Thickness of the bow: 9.79 mm Weight: 15.06 g
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 14th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DC5F23
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to 100 BC - AD 410. It survives part of the crescent-shaped bow, which ends in a three dimensional bovine head. The bow has a U-shaped cross section; the sides wall have traces of triangular cells, which contains light-colored enamel. It is worn. it belongs to Jackson Type J. Cf. on PAS database : SF- E508C7 Length: 30.08 Width: 8.36 mm Thickness: 2.24mm Weight: 3.24 g
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DB6550
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, dating to 100 BC - AD 200. It is a centre-looped mortar with a crescent bow and slightly convex walls; it has a U-shape sectioned groove and the two incomplete terminals might have been simply plain knobs. Above the broken loop there is a sub-rectangular element flanked on the short sides by two knops. The surface is very abraded and pitted. Cf. Jackson ( 2010, p. 117, no. 144) Length: 59.92 Width: 11.03 mm Thickness: 10.65 mm Weight: 24.55 g
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0C3984
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of late Iron Age or Roman copper-alloy cosmetic mortar. It is the zoomorphic end of one of the two original terminal of the mortar. It represents a possible bull head with horns or ears heavily abraded; the back of its neck has the beginning of the V cross-sectioned curved grinding surface abruptly truncated after 16.97 mm from the base of the head. It is not possibly to assign a typology following Jackson catalogue (BMRB no. 181, 2010) It dates to the c. 1st BC- 5th AD. For a complete example see PAS SF-E508C7. Length: 34.59 mm Width: 15.34 mm Thickness: 12.41 …
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-31A241
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy centre-looped cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow, missing one half/end due to old breaks, that is V-shaped in section and expands at its back towards the centre. At the centre are the remains of an incomplete but integrally cast suspension loop of uncertain form, while at the surviving terminal end there is an incomplete globular projection perhaps intended to be stylised and zoomorphic in nature. The central groove is U-shaped in form and measures approximately 3.5mm in maximum depth. The entire object has a dark gr…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Sunday 15th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barking', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4BA8CC
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy centre-looped cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow that is V-shaped in section, expanding towards the centre of the bow, and with a deep central groove on the interior that measures approximately 3mm in depth. At the centre of the outer edge the bow has an integrally cast oval loop that appears slightly flattened on one side and has a large oval aperture. Each end of the bow narrows to zoomorphic terminal knops. These may be bovid in form and comprise oval heads that have projecting semi-circular mouldings on each face/cheek, each…
Created on: Monday 18th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-76C196
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. Part of the bow and one terminal survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bow is of uncertain form, U-shaped in cross-section, and with a relatively deep central groove. At the surviving end of the bow is a complete and integrally cast circular loop with central circular aperture. The entire object has a dark green patina with pitting in many of the surfaces. It measures 31.21mm in surviving length, 6.96mm in width, 15.77mm in height/thickness at terminal, and weighs 5.63g. Cosmetic mo…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-983ADC
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy end looped mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a triangular shaped bow, tapering towards its terminal end, that is V-shaped in section with a relatively deep central oval shaped groove on the interior surface. At one end is an integral oval loop with circular aperture and transverse notch along its underside where it joins the bow. The narrow terminal end has a single globular knop. All surfaces have a dark brown patina with areas of corrosion in places. It measures 53.54mm in length, 8.77mm in width, 10.02mm in thickness/height, approximately 3mm in depth at …
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B433F1
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy end-looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. Only the loop and a small fragment of the bow survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bow is V-shaped in section, tapering towards the loop, and with a deep and worn central groove. At the surviving end extends the integral loop, which is oval in form with a central circular aperture. The entire objct has a worn dark green patina. It measures 30.41mm in length, 9.58mm in width, 12.23mm in height, approximately 7mm in depth at groove, and 6.46g in weight. Cosmetic mortars such as …
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4D1BA1
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, and very small, copper-alloy end-looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow, tapering towards its terminal end, that is V-shaped in section with deep, worn central groove on the interior surface. At the thicker end of the bow the object expands to an integral oval shaped loop, missing its outer edge due to old breaks. All surfaces have a worn and corroded green patina. It measures 34.57mm in length, 6.27mm in width, 7.52mm in maximum height, approximately 0.7mm in maximum depth at the central groove, and 5.19g in weight. Cosme…
Created on: Monday 20th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnardiston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4FD93C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy end-looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow that is V-shaped in section with deep central groove on the interior surface. At the centre of the bow there is a moulded bilobed projection with a slight groove on one face separating it from the bow proper. This projects outwards and narrows to form an integral end loop that was oval in section and perhaps oval in form but is now incomplete due to old breaks. All surfaces have a green patina but are extremely corroded with extensive pitting. It measures 56.67mm in …
Created on: Friday 6th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Layham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4AFE39
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow that is V-shaped in section, incomplete at one end due to old breaks. On the interior surface is a deep central groove. At the incomplete end the bow tapers and is rectangular in form, missing any terminal or loop due to old breaks. The opposite end narrows to a projecting globular knop that is oval shaped in form.The entire object has very worn and corroded surfaces with the remains of a green/brown patina.It measures 62.73mm in length, 11.03mm in width, 7.45mm in thickness at…
Created on: Friday 6th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B624F0
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy end looped cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow that is V-shaped in section with the probable remains of an integral loop at one end, although this is incomplete due to old breaks and there is no sign of any form of surviving loop, terminal or similar at the opposite end. The groove on the interior surface has been subject to extensive use wear, which combined with post-depositional corrosion has resulted in an oval shaped perforation at one end of the object. All surfaces are extremely worn and…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-36568C
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing part of the bow due to old breaks, now worn. It has a deep, crescent shaped bow that is U-shaped in section with steeply sloping walls. On the interior surface is a central groove and transverse grooves along the walls of the bow. At the centre of the bow is an integral suspension loop. This is D-shaped in section and measures18.85mm in external diameter, 13.06mm in internal diameter, 2.61mm in thickness. Adjacent to the loop on both walls are two diagonal grooves with two central longitud…
Created on: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C919F8
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy cosmetic mortar of Late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing part of the suspension loop due to old breaks, now worn. It has a crescent shaped bow that is triangular in section with plain convex walls. On the interior surface is a central groove and corroded remains from an unknown object. One terminal is zoomorphic in the form of a bovid head with the horns, eyes and muzzle depicted. The other is a globular, phallic knob with a small circumferential groove around the outer face. At the centre of the bow are the remains of an integral suspension loo…
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braiseworth', grid reference and parish protected.