Record ID: SF-24E5C5
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, probably a late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, or pestle. The object is crescent-shaped, with upper edges that are worn to either side of a very shallow chanel on the upper surface. One terminal is flattened, whilst the other has a knop which is phallic in profile, but which opens out at the centre. One side of the knop is complete whilst the other is broken. One side of the mortar has tiny punched circles outlining the edges but excluding the knop. Whilst the object resembles a cosmetic mortar, it is very small, and the chanel along the upper surface may be…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AD6071
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar with a central stem or handle of unusual form. The bow is crescent shaped, but lacks one terminal, due to old breaks. It is 45.77mm in surviving length, 9mm wide across its centre, 7.61mm thick across its centre and the internal longitudinal groove is c.4mm deep. The surviving terminal of the bow has moulded decoration in the form of a rounded knob or phallus. It weighs 8.21g. The surface of the object is very worn. There may be traces of transverse line decoration but surface pitting makes it difficult to tell. At the centre o…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4E89C7
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
an incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic mortar. It has a crescent-shaped bow which tapers to its one complete terminal, a spherical knob which may have phallic associations. More than half the mortar is present, and there are no signs of a central loop. It measures 61.14mm in length and is 9.61mm in width. It is 11.75mm in depth at its widest point. The bow has a central longitudinal groove and is 4mm deep at the centre. It weighs 24.13g. The outer surfaces are facetted, and both have an incised line decoration of a repeating lozenge pattern. There are patches of …
Created on: Friday 29th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4D68A3
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age or Roman date. Its bow is 70.68mm long and 9.2mm wide. The central groove is 5.6mm deep at the centre and is worn. The outer surfaces are also worn and pitted. There is a circular end loop which is incomplete at one terminal.The other terminal is squared off and measures 4mm in width. This type of mortar was used for ginding small amounts of powders and cosmetics. A similar example has been recorded from Thwaite, Suffolk , SF-EA54B2
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3D3650
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age or Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow and an end loop. It measures 73.27mm in length, 9.46mm in thickness and 11.74mm in width across the centre of the bow. The bow has a central longitudinal groove about 3mm in depth which has a reddish brown deposit, possibly iron, within it. The outer surfaces are smooth and in good condition except for a few green corrosion patches. The end loop is extended to give a bird's head and beak appearance. The other terminal end is squared off, to 6mm wide, with a narrow raised line running from the tw…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.