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