Record ID: DUR-CED698
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating from the 1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. It is the pestle from a set and would have fit into a mortar. It has anintegrally cast loop at one end and curves gently to form a shallow crescent. It narrows to a point at the terminal. It is thickest in the central part. There are some small scratch marks near to the loop which may be intentional but it is not clear. It has a smooth, even brown patina all over.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 7th June 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-BA1293
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy end-looped pestle from a Late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic set. The pestle is curved and the loop has a small 'eye' and a slender bill-like extension which gives the appearance of a duck or swan's head. The other terminal tapers to a point. Similar examples can be seen in Jackson's article (1985, 180-182, nos. 40 and 41). Cosmetic sets are very hard to date precisely as few have been found in secure contexts but most fall between the first and second centuries AD.
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.