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Description: | A fragment of Roman copper alloy nail cleaner, with old breaks across the loop and the body. The nail cleaner is probably of Crummy Type 2b, dating from the 2nd and probably 3rd century AD (Crummy 1983; 58). It has a parallel-sided neck, extending into a loop at one end, which is in the same plain. To the other end are steeply angled shoulders which then narrow along the body to give a lozenge-shaped blade. The horizontal break is before the beginning of the bifurcation.The nail cleaner measures 19.4mm in length, 9.7mm wide across the shoulders, 4.1mm wide across the loop and 5.3mm wide at the break at the opposite end. It is max.1.0mm in thickness and weighs 0.36g.The patina is a light, bright green in colour and shiny with patches of pitting.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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