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mortarium
Description
English: Roman pottery mortarium, used for food preparation, found in London. It was made in Britain, and is stamped on the rim with the name of the manufacturer, Sollus. 1st century AD. Diam. 29.7 cm
Date 1st century AD
date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium pottery
Dimensions diameter: 297 mm (11.69 in)
dimensions QS:P2386,297U174789
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Accession number
1973,0702.16
Place of creation Verulamium (Q19861)
Place of discovery St Martin's Le Grand (Q68021561), City of London (Q23311) (Londinium (Q927198))
Object history Place of discovery: St Martin's Le Grand. Date: 1926
1973: acquired by British Museum from Rev D G Matthews
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SOLLVS F
[Sollus fecit] [Sollus made (me)]
References https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1973-0702-16

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