Archaeology — Roman
Mortar, basalt mortar
Black basalt (?); black, very dense stone. . Fragment from the base of a large circular mortar. The exterior has vertical tooling marks, with a narrow area of slanting marks forming a small foot at the base; deep, irregular tooling marks on the underside of the base, radiating from the centre; interior polished smooth and has surface scratches, possibly caused by wear, suggesting that the mortar was used for grinding.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- LOW88[1657]<209>
- Object name:
- mortar, basalt mortar
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman
- Material:
stone
- Measurements/duration:
- DM (base) 220 mm, T (base) 28 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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