KM304 (Iron nail) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Nail
Description
Iron crooked nail. Thick, short shank, angular in section, bent at right angle outward around midpoint. Flaring, angular(?) head.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves base of head to lower shank but missing tip. Heavy rust; slight splitting; moderate, sand to gravel encrustation (mortar?).
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1077, 1109, 1110, no. 769, fig. 22.23 (Type X)
Preserved length
0.067
Shank thickness
0.011
Shank thickness
0.014
Chronology comment
Context dated Early-Middle Roman
Material
Iron (Material)
Photograph