Accession No
1888.71 E
Description
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim with broken fragment; the sides flare to a flat base, with raised ridges. The body is decorated above the flaring with inverted teardrop motifs with faces in the centre.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1888.71 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
105mm Weight 2.36kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Mortar. Decorated in relief with 4 marks.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Bought in Cambridge by the donor
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card includes sketch drawing.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhered to interior: 'Bronze mortar: de ct in relief with four marks. ?Cambridge. Prof. T. McK. Hughes. 1887'.
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver
Context (Field collection)
Collected or accessioned in 1887.
Event Date 1887
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register entry for 1888.71 [A-G]: 'Seven bronze mortars. (Two are ornamented in relief, on one there are traces of an inscription, two are plain and one has two handles).'
Event Date 1888
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
The marks are inverted tear-drop shaped with ?faces inside. One quarter of the rim is broken off and missing.
Event Date 3/9/2001
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim with broken fragment; the sides flare to a flat base, with raised ridges. The body is decorated above the flaring with inverted teardrop motifs with faces in the centre.
Event Date 8/1/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:19524
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