Accession No

1922.1176 A


Description

Large iron nail. Rectangular shaft cross section tapering to a point with a widened rectangular head. Unknown grey substance on the head and part of the shaft, possibly mortar.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; St John's College


Period

?Post Medieval


Source

Prime Brothers [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1922.1176 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

280mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Piles in the river near St John's College
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1922.1176 A-C: 'Three iron nails form piles'
Event Date 1922
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Three iron nails.

Event Date 27/4/1987
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Large iron nail. Rectangular shaft cross section tapering to a point with a widened rectangular head. Unknown grey substance on the head and part of the shaft, possibly mortar.
Event Date 10/1/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:19258

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