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Unique ID: IOW-A13961
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy nail of Unknown date, possibly post-Medieval (c. 1500-c. 1800).
The damaged head is sub-circular in plan and measures 10.9 x 9.7mm. It is bevelled on the underside. The tapering shank is mainly circular in cross-section but is square in cross-section close to the point.
This nail is light brown.
Length: 38.4mm; length if straightened: 46.6mm; diameter of shank beneath the head: 4.6mm. Weight: 5.61g.
The nail was found close to a water-mill.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.4 mm
Width: 10.9 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm
Weight: 5.61 g
Diameter: 4.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th January 2016 - Sunday 24th January 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-39
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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