Accession No

TEMP.03091


Description

Copper alloy nail. Shaft has a square cross-section tapering towards a rounded point; conical head with slight facets. Edges near the tip appear polished.


Place

?Europe


Period


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.03091


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy


Local Term


Measurements

145mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Analysis)
See 1901.266 for a similarly shaped copper alloy nail from Iron Age Ixworth, Suffolk.
Event Date 10/10/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy nail. Shaft has a square cross-section tapering towards a rounded point; conical head with slight facets. Edges near the tip appear polished.
Event Date 10/10/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:320093

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