Accession No
1888.71 G
Description
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim with incised parallel lines on the interior of the rim, and the interior of the body; straight sides; sharply splayed flat base; decorated with parallel incised lines on the body.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Hughes, Thomas McKenny (Professor) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1888.71 G
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
110mm Weight 2.34kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Bought in Cambridge by the donor
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Body had thin horizontal lines.
Event Date
Author: maa
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)
Heavy mortar of copper alloy. Flaring rim with incised parallel lines on the interior of the rim, and the interior of the body; straight sides; sharply splayed flat base; decorated with parallel incised lines on the body.
Event Date 8/1/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:19534
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