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NAIL CLEANER
Unique ID: WAW-A94B51
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late Roman tubular nail-cleaner. The copper alloy nail cleaner is probably incomplete, but consists of circular sectioned handle which is decorated with wide cross-hatching. The upper end is narrowed and undecorated with a broken upper edge. Below the handle ther nail cleaner gradually becomes oval in section and tapering in depth. It is undecorated and the terminal splits into a V-shape with a groove that travels vertically for a short while.
The surface of the nail cleaner has a mottled dark green abraded patina.
It measures 43.02mm long, 4.18mm wide, 3.43mm diameter and weighs 1.89g.
A similar example is illustrated in Crummy (2001: Figure 3) and categorised as an Early South-Western type, dating to c. AD 50 to 70. Although the recorded example does not have a upper knop or loop.
Crummy, N. 2001 'Nail Cleaners: Rationality at the clean edge of Empire' Lucerna Newsletter XXII p. 2-7
Class:
Late Roman tubular
Sub class: Eckardt, H. and Crummy, N. 2008, 134, fig. 71
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.02 mm
Width: 4.18 mm
Weight: 1.89 g
Diameter: 3.43 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st August 2017 - Thursday 30th November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
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