KM207 (Bronze nail) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Nail
Description
Bronze nail. Moderately thick, moderately long shank with square section tapering slightly toward tip. Wide, square, mostly flat head. This heavy, large nail—a small bronze spike—represents a subclass of Type II.
Preservation description
Almost intact but missing tip. Slight bronze disease; slight encrustation.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1075, 1099, 1100, no. 737, fig. 22.19 (Type II)
Head width
0.025
Preserved length
0.045
Shank thickness
0.005
Explanation of deposition
Residual(?) in Byzantine-Modern colluvium.
Material
Bronze (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0805-005
Location in unit
Upper level in north trench.
Drawing
Photograph