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Description: | A copper-alloy nail cleaner of Roman date. No exact parallel could be found for this object but its general form is comparable to Crummy type 2a and a date range of mid 1st to early 2nd century is therefore suggested (Crummy, 1983). The top section of the object consists of a decorative upward-pointing crescent. This gives way below to a collar comprised of two decorative mouldings, each with three horizontal bands, and separated from each other by a narrower waisted section. The blade is leaf-shaped, reaching a maximum width of 12.2mm at the shoulders. It tapers gently to the points, which appear to be slightly damaged. The upper surface of the blade is decorated around its perimeter with a series of closely-spaced hatched lines and four punched ring and dot marks. The lower half of the blade curves backwards slightly and this is probably an original feature, rather than the result of post-depositional damage. The artefact measures 50mm long by 12.7mm wide (at the widest point of the crescent), and up to 3.5mm thick (at the moulded collar). It weighs 5.34g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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