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NAIL CLEANER
Unique ID: NLM-72E927
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy nail cleaner. Cast elongated oval plate with a sharp bifid end with points separated by a narrow gutter on one side. The other end bears a lug on either side; its end is lost. Incised curvilinear decoration at this latter end appears to represent - depending on the angle it is viewed from - a long-tailed bird; or a tree or frond with other motifs including cross-hatch and creatures with prominent eyes, perhaps fishes.
Suggested date: Roman, 40-400.
Length: 44.8mm, Width: 12.4mm, Thickness: 1.9mm, Weight: 5.20gms.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 40
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.8 mm
Width: 12.4 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Thursday 31st December 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM16590a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Roxby cum Risby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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