Record ID: SF-92B857
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman centre looped cosmetic pestle. It is formed from a long curved rod, circular in cross-section and becoming narrower towards each end, which terminates in a blunt point, one of which terminates in an old break.  Projecting from the centre of the upper edge is a flattened sub-circular loop, which is circular in cross-section. The surface of the metal has a shiny green-brown patina. Cosmetic pestles were used together with small matching mortars for grinding substances into power for cosmetic and medical application. According to Jackson (2010, …
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sibton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-85D429
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period, c. 1-200 AD.  It consists of a crescentic sub-circular sectioned rod with one end pointed and the other demonstrating an integrally cast end-loop. It is plain with no decorative elements. It measures 44.79mm in length, 3.64mm in width and 3.97g in weight.  Similar examples can be found on the PAS database (SF-A3D5C7, SF-B6A85B SF-FADE94).
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3703E4
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy end looped cosmetic pestle, dating to the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period (c. 100 BC - 100 AD). The is formed from a curved piece of copper alloy with a suspension loop formed into it at one end. It has an even dark brown patina. It is similar to other examples recorded on the PAS database for example SWYOR-6FE01E Dimensions: 50mm long and 13mm wide, it weighs 8.6g
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-728D70
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy cosmetic pestle (end-looped) of Iron Age to Roman date (c.100BC-AD200). Description: The object is loosely S-shaped in profile, one end curling upwards into a point, and the other up and round to join at the top creating a loop. It is oval in cross-section maintaining a regular thickness but varying in height along its length. The loop has an oval aperture. The object has a medium green slightly pitted patina.  Measurements: length: 50.6mm; width: 4.6mmn; height: 11.1mm weight: 7.35g Discussion: This pestle represents one half of a cosmetic set…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-925787
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman centre looped cosmetic pestle. It is formed from a long curved rod, circular in cross-section and becoming narrower towards each end, which terminates in a blunt point. Projecting from the centre of the upper edge is a flattened sub-circular loop, which is circular in cross-section. The surface of the metal has a shiny dark brown patina. Cosmetic pestles were used together with small matching mortars for grinding substances into power for cosmetic and medical application. According to Jackson (2010, 68) centre-looped pestles came into use slightly later t…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-51F379
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron age copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating to the period c 100 BC- c AD 300. The pestle is complete. The pestle is a curved rod of plano-convex section and with a small integral loop on the back close to one of the terminals. The opposite end is distinctly curved and appears to have worn thin through usage. The patina of the pestle is dark brown and it is pitted and accreted with corrosion. Cf Jackson, R, 2010, Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, British Museum Research Publication Number 181, The British Museum, London p 201, no 535.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-51E101
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron age copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating to the period c 100 BC- c AD 300. The pestle is incomplete as it is missing the end loop. The pestle is a curved, oval-sectioned rod with a rounded tip. The loop was mounted on the top of the mortar and all that remains is a short section curving up at the end of the pestle and the section where the loop attached to the main rod of the pestle. The patina of the pestle is dark brown and it is pitted and accreted with corrosion. Cf Jackson, R, 2010, Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, British Museum R…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-4981B2
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle of early Roman date (c. AD 50-200). The integrally cast pestle has a bird-headed loop at one end, measuring 12.8mm in diameter and 3.4mm wide, with the loop having a faceted oval cross section c. 3.4-4.0mm thick. The loop curves back on itself to attach to the underside of the pestle terminating in a recurved, flared lip 4.7mm wide (representing a bird’s beak). There is a shallow transverse groove on outer face of the loop just above the lip. The loop measures 16.4mm long from the lip to the terminal point of the loop. Beyo…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-5E046E
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy, centre looped cosmetic pestle, dating from the Late Iron Age to the Roman period (c. 100 BC-200 AD). Description: The object is formed of a gently upward curving (crescent-shaped) stem, which is broadly planoconvex in cross-section (curved on the underneath). The ends of the stem taper to blunt terminals. The underneath of one end appears to have more wear than the other. It has a centre loop, which is oval in cross-section.  The object has an abraided and pitted surface with a brown patina. Comparable t…
Created on: Friday 23rd June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-BC3E29
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy Roman centre looped cosmetic pestle. It is formed from a long curved rod, circular in cross-section and becoming narrower towards each end. Projecting from the centre of the upper edge is a flattened sub-circular loop with slightly angular outer edge. The surface of the metal has a shiny dark brown patina. Cosmetic pestles were used together with small matching mortars for grinding substances into power for cosmetic and medical application. According to Jackson (2010, 68) centre-looped pestles came into use slightly later than end-looped ones.
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-27AD39
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probable Roman cosmetic pestle dating to circa AD 43-410. Crescentic in plain and circular sectione. Emerging from the centre is a D-shape projection with circular aperture.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-F7ED59
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cosmetic pestle with bird-headed loop. The shaft of the pestle is formed from a gently curving, circular cross section rod that narrows to a pointed tip. On the opposite terminal curves round to form an integrally cast oval loop with a square, curving projection on the forward edge forming a bird’s head.
Created on: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-7ECF44
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper alloy Romano-British end-looped cosmetic pestle probably dating from AD 50 – 200 (Jackson 1985, Fig. 6). The pestle is circular in section, tapering to a blunt point (slightly damaged) at one end, and expanding into a loop at the other end. The loop has broken off and is mostly missing, but the stubs can be seen. The surface of the object is slightly pitted and there are no visible wear facets. Not enough of the loop survives to be able to estimate its diameter. Cosmetic sets are a British object type and were in use before the Roman invasion. Th…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llandegla', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F21B04
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy pestle, crescentic and centre-looped. Both loop and pestle are circular in cross-section. The working surfaces are heavily pockmarked, especially at the tips. The loop is thinner and narrower at the top, perhaps through wear, but it is also heavily abraded. 1st to 3rd century. Length: 37.5mm. Width: 15.1mm Thickness: 5.8mm. Weight: 7.1g  
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-199DD4
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman centre looped cosmetic pestle. It is formed from a long curved rod, circular in cross-section and becoming narrower towards each end. Projecting from the centre of the upper edge is a flattened sub-circular loop with slightly angular outer edge. The surface of the metal has a shiny dark brown patina. Cosmetic pestles were used together with small matching mortars for grinding substances into power for cosmetic and medical application. According to Jackson (2010, 68) centre-looped pestles came into use slightly later than end-looped ones. Length: 35.50mm,…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-7FBCB5
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle of Iron Age to early Roman date (c.100 BC - AD 200). The cosmetic pestle has an oval loop which arches back to meet the shank and terminates in a blunt point. The shaft is oval in cross-section and curves towards the tip. It tapers to a point. The object has a glossy dark brown patina. The object is slightly warped. The pestle measures 76.36 mm in length, 4.89 mm in width and weighs 6.73g. The loop measures 20.39 in length and 9.32 in width.
Created on: Friday 8th July 2022
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-6FE01E
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle, dating from 100 BC - AD 150. It is a curvilinear rod, D shaped in cross-section with a flat top and a curved lower face. It is thickest and widest in the middle. It tapers to a point at one end, and bends into a loop at the other. The loop is in the form of a stylised bird-head, although, unusually, it curls up and over onto the upper face rather than the lower face of the pestle. The metal is corroded and has a reddish patina with some concretion. It is 46mm long, 6.9mm wide and 8mm thick. 6.1g. Compare LIN-2DCB76 …
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: NCL-B2A3D0
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy late-Iron Age to Roman (c.100 BC-AD c.200) end-looped cosmetic pestle ('woad grinder') from a cosmetic set. The pestle terminates at one end with a coiled loop, with a clear seam where the coil rejoins the shaft.. The shaft is broadly rectangular in section with rounded edges. The edge of the shaft is flat on one side and swells to a distinct knife like 'belly' on the opposite edge and narrows to a blunt point. The shaft swells in width from 5.64mm below the loop to 9.38mm in the middle of the belly of the blade. The shaft&n…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-50B71F
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle, a slender example in quite fresh condition though the pointed end of the oval-sectioned rod is bent. Weight 3.3g. Length c.51mm. Width 11.5mm. Thickness of loop 1.2mm. Maximum thickness of rod 3mm.1st to 3rd century, but most likely to date to the period between AD 43 and 200 (Jackson 2010, 69).
Created on: Friday 6th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-6BA9FF
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy end-looped cosmetic pestle in rather fresh condition. Weight 15.5g. Length 68.8mm. Width 15.8mm. Thickness 6mm. 1st to 3rd century, but most likely to date to the period between AD 43 and 200 (Jackson 2010, 69). Field JBu16
Created on: Sunday 30th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.