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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy nail cleaner strap-end of Late Roman date (c. AD 250 - 410). The nail cleaner is amphorae shaped and exhibits an incomplete split-end which terminates in two old breaks. The obverse face is decorated by two ring-and-dot motifs side by side. The nail cleaner exhibits a curved projection on either side of the body, representing the "handles" of the amphora, each of which exhibits a central circular perforation. These can be interpreted as being zoomorphic, perhaps birds' or horses' heads. There is a ring-and-dot motif at the top of the projection and a further ring-and-dot approximately half-way down each of the curved projections. There is a curved groove projecting from the bottom of each perforation to the edge of the plate. The body of the nail cleaner exhibits ten ring and dot motifs arranged in a tiered triangular formation. Below this is a much larger ring-and-dot consisting of two concentric rings separated by grooves. The plate then narrows and splits into two projecting points with a groove in between.The nail cleaner measures 38.82mm in length, 11.88mm maximum width, 6.17mm minimum width, is 3.21mm thick at the split end, tapering to 1.86mm at the blade end and weighs 4.48g. For zoomorphic nail-cleaner strap-ends see Crummy & Eckardt (2006, 85; fig. 1); the extent of its westerly findspot is of note (ibid., 92; fig. 5).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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