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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman nail, with a complete globular head and an incomplete circular cross-sectioned shaft. The head measures 10mm in diameter and 8mm in height it has a flattened top. The shaft measures 9mm in surviving length and c3.5mm in width and tapers slightly towards its missing terminal. Roman nails of this form are believed to have been used to attach upholstery to furniture and similar examples are known from Colchester (Crummy 1981, 115, fig 116).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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