Accession No
1887.54.4
Description
One iron nail with a heavy quadrangular conical head and could be ballista type bolt.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; France; Normandy; Calvados
Period
Migration Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1887.54.4; MAA: Z 16023
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
27mm x 113mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Old label attached to 1887.54.3 but referring to 1887.54 as a whole reads: 'R 87.54 Frankish: 1 spearhead, 2 knives and 7 nails. Calvados, France 1886. Baron A. von Hugel'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1887.54.4-8: 'Five iron nails (large). One has heavy quadrangular conical head and could be ballista type bolt.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1887.54.1-8: 'A large knife-blade (tanged); a leaf-shaped knife with twisted loop handle; a leaf-shaped spear-head (socketed); and five nails of vaious patterns (iron) Frankish'.
Event Date 1887
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286767
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