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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy nail cleaner of Roman date. The blade of the cleaner is leaf-shaped and tapers gently towards the point which would have been forked though this portion of the nail cleaner no longer remains. An incised line runs down the centre of the blade to complete the leaf-shape effect.The handle is formed from three narrow collars interspersed with two broader collars. Above the handle the remains of the suspension loop projects which would appear to be at a right angle to the blade. This is a common feature of this type of object. The reverse is undecorated.The object is 35.9mm long, 14.5mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 35.9g. The metal is a mid blackish-green colour and survives in good condition.The nail cleaner is of Crummy type 2a and therefore dates to the mid 1st to early 2nd century AD. A parallel can be seen in Crummy, p.58, no.1872.
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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