Roman mortarium with food remains

3D Model

This pottery mortarium was found at the Roman town of Calleva, near Silchester, during an excavation by the Society of Antiquaries in the late nineteenth century. It probably dates to between 180 and 239 AD and originates from an Oxfordshire kiln. The mortarium would have been used to grind up foods and spices. This one still contains the remains of food pulp comprising varieties of cherry and plum. One of these fruits must have been preserved because they ripen at different times of the year.

Diameter = 22.5 cm

Object number REDMG : 1992.1.1611

3D scanned on 10 January 2024, by Steven Dey, ThinkSee3D Ltd