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Iron Age cosmetic pestle: Cosmetic grinder
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Oxfordshire County Council, Anni Byard, 2014-07-15 11:28:38
Title
Iron Age cosmetic pestle: Cosmetic grinder
Description
English: A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman cosmetic mortar, belonging to a two-piece cosmetic grinder set (c. 300 BC - AD 200). This fragment consists of the end-loop and part of the pestle which has a wide V-shaped groove in its upper surface. In cross section the grinder is also broadly V-shaped. The grinder is suffering from corrosion (bronze disease).
Depicted place (County of findspot) West Berkshire
Date IRON AGE
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FindID: 627713
Old ref: BERK-5016AC
Filename: 5016AC.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/476457
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/476457/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/627713
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