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NAIL
Unique ID: IOW-8C1B62
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval or Modern copper-alloy nail (c. 1700-c. 1950).
The edges are sharp.
The head, 9.5mm x 9.0mm, is flat and plain on the top. The tapering shank is sub-oval in cross-section for a short length beneath the head and is square in cross-section for the remainder of its length. There is a ridge beneath the head.
The nail has a green patina overall.
Length: 50.0mm; maximum width of shank beneath the head: 4.0mm. Weight: 4.23g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight: 4.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th December 2018 - Sunday 30th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2019-2-22
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
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