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Unique ID: SUSS-C93BA0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded wrought iron nail of probable post-medieval date. The very irregular sub-rectangular head is slightly domed. It measures 48.2mm by 38.3mm, and is 8.2mm thick. The spike is rectangular in cross-section and tapers rapidly to a point, it is 29.1mm long. The artefact weighs 72.5g. The shortness of the spike may suggest that rather than nailing two things together this was a decorative/reinforcing stud for something like a door or wheel.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.9 mm
Width: 48.2 mm
Thickness: 38.3 mm
Weight: 72.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 1993 - Wednesday 31st December 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PS Box 2 120
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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