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NAIL CLEANER

Unique ID: FAKL-FDFB14

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman finger nail cleaner with semicircular notches (Sub-group C). Copper alloy, surmounted by a ring, worn through and in the same plane as the cleaner. Beneath the ring are two rounded indents giving the cleaner a waisted appearance. The lower part of the cleaner tapers, a groove down its length reflecting the now missing bifurcation. Length 38.7mm, Width 9.4mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 1.18g.

Class: Nail cleaner with semicircular notches (Sub-group C)
Sub class: Eckardt, H. and Crummy, N. 2008, 125, fig. 65

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 60
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38.7 mm
Width: 9.4 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.18 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 650

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Langtoft (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA0066
Four figure Latitude: 54.08022003
Four figure longitude: -0.47297834
1:25K map: TA0066
1:10K map: TA06NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd	Page 58, Fig. 62

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Recording Institution: FAKL
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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