- KTH0193a-s (Iron Nails) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Logical part of
- Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
- Typological identification
- Nail
- Description
- Fr. a: Shank square in section; rectangular head, slightly raised. p.L. 0.034, W. head 0.016 m
- Description
- Fr. b: Shank square in sections, tapers toward tip; irregular pentagonal head raised in middle. p.L. 0.037, W. head 0.015 m.
- Description
- Fr. c: Shank square in sections, tapers toward tip; domed head embedded in mortar. p.L. 0.042, W. head 0.020 m.
- Description
- Fr. d: Shank square in sections, tapers toward tip; pentagonal head raised in middle. p.L. 0.048, W. head 0.019 m.
- Description
- Fr. e: Irregular, flat head. p.W. 0.020 m.
- Description
- Fr. f: Rectangular, slightly raised head. p.W. 0.023 m.
- Description
- Fr. g: Rectangular, slightly raised head. p.W. 0.028 m.
- Description
- Fr. h: Rectangular, flat head. p.W. 0.024 m.
- Description
- Fr. i: Rectangular head with circular corners, slightly raised head. p.W. 0.025 m.
- Description
- Fr. j: Rectangular head with circular corners, slightly raised. p.W. 0.029 m.
- Description
- Fr. k: Spike. Rectangular, flat head. p.W. 0.033 m.
- Description
- Fr. l: Spike. Rectangular, flat head. p.W. 0.029 m.
- Description
- Fr. m: Spike. Rectangular, flat head. p.W. 0.032 m.
- Description
- Fr. n: Large spike. Polygonal, flat head. p.W. 0.055 m.
- Description
- Fr. o: Large spike. Polygonal, slightly raised head. p.W. 0.038 m.
- Description
- Fr. p: Shank square in section widening to head. p.L. 0.068 m.
- Description
- Fr. q: Shank square in section, heavy corrosion and encrustation/adhering dirt all around. p.L. 0.076 m.
- Description
- Fr. r: Shank polygonal in section, widens toward head and tip (result of weathering?). p.L. 0.073.
- Description
- Fr. s: Shank square in section; severe corrosion and encrustation/dirt adhering. p.L. 0.058 m.
- Description
- Fr. u: Chunk of mortar containing some ash (scorched?), with irregular small fragments and flakes of iron. p.L. 0.057m p.W. 0.052, p.Th. 0.038 m.
- Description
- Fr. v: Flat fragment of iron widening toward one end, splinter from spike shank or segment from blade? p.L. 0.067.
- Description
- Fr. w: Square fragment of thin bronze sheathing (cf. KTH0256). p.L. 0.034, p.W. 0.032, Th. 0.0003-0.0005 m.
- Preservation comment
- 27 total fragments. Large fragments (a-d) of four nails and heads all missing tip and three with thick mortar adhering; 11 irregular fragments (e-o) of heads and four fragments (p-s) of shanks from nails and spikes (MNI 10); and eight other small, irregular fragments and flakes. All with moderate to severe corrosion and flaking.
- Material
- Iron (Material)
- Photograph
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“KTH0193a-s (Iron Nails).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0193>
