KM302 (Iron nail) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Nail
Description
Iron nail. Thick, long shank with square to rounded section tapering to tip.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves middle to lower shank but missing tip. Moderate rust; slight splitting; slight, sand to gravel encrustation (mortar?).
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1076, 1106, 1107, no. 764, fig. 22.22 (Type VII/VIII)
Preserved length
0.067
Shank thickness
0.004
Shank thickness
0.014
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 inside chamber of Tomb 2.
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