KM305 (Iron nail) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Nail
Description
Iron nail. Moderately thin shank with rounded section.
Preservation description
Two joining fragments preserve middle shank. Moderate rust; slight splitting; moderate, sand to gravel encrustation (mortar?).
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1076, 1077, 1109, 1110, no. 768, fig. 22.23 (Type IX)
Preserved length
0.053
Shank thickness
0.004
Shank thickness
0.009
Chronology comment
Context: Early-Middle Roman
Explanation of deposition
Represents construction or funerary activity.
Material
Iron (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus T02-018
Location in unit
On northwest floor in chamber of Tomb 2.
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