Accession No

1887.54.6


Description

Iron nail with a sub-circular domed head and shaft with a square cross-section which tapers towards a point.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; France; Normandy; Calvados


Period

Migration Period


Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [monetary donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1887.54.6; MAA: Z 16023


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Iron


Local Term


Measurements

165mm


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 Hügel'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1887.54.4-8: 'Five iron nails (large).'
Event Date 1887
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


Description (Physical description)
Iron nail with a sub-circular domed head and shaft with a square cross-section which tapers towards a point.
Event Date 20/2/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


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