Accession No
1927.81
Description
Iron horse shoe weight, comprised of a horse shoe that has had its ends pushed together to overlap, and a long nail bent and wrapped through the centre. Three are three perforations on each side of the horse shoe for nails.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Balkans; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bosnia; Sarajevo
Period
?Modern
Source
Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [collector and bequeather]; Duckworth, Wynfrid Lawrence Henry (Dr) [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.81
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
73mm x 20mm x 87mm Weight 0.164kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Attached card says 'Horse-shoe weighted with a nail. W.H.L.Duckworth saw it used for weighing nails at Sarajevo. Bosnia Sept. 1908. Bought it for me' (26/05/1992 date obtained from the Timestamp on the original Description note).
The location of this card is now unknown as no card is attached to the object.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Collected by W.H.L. Duckworth September 1908
Event Date 9/1908
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron horse-shoe weight. Attached card says 'Horse-shoe weighted with a nail. W.H.L.Duckworth saw it used for weighing nails at Sarajevo. Bosnia Sept. 1908. Bought it for me'.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Iron horse shoe weight. A small shoe that has had the ends pushed together. There are six perforations made on the edge for nails, and a long nail has been wrapped through the centre of the shoe.
Event Date 11/4/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Iron horse shoe weight, comprised of a horse shoe that has had its ends pushed together to overlap, and a long nail bent and wrapped through the centre. Three are three perforations on each side of the horse shoe for nails.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:48947
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