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NAIL CLEANER
Unique ID: NMS-25D8E7
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Parts of two Roman sheet copper alloy probable nail cleaners, mid 1st - 2nd century:
- very small suspension hole (diameter 2mm) in the centre of a slightly bent rounded top below which there is a neck formed by a pair of side notches. These mark the start of a long straight-sided blade which tapers to a recent break. The bifid operative end has been lost. Both faces of the blade are engraved with a pair of lines which converge at a point above the break. The spaces between them and the edges are filled with rocker-arm engraving. The abraded condition makes this decoration very difficult to make out. Crummy 1983 Type 2a. Extant length 47.5mm. Width 4.8 - 9.3mm.
- top part missing, with the sides expanding a short distance below the old break before descending to the bifid end. On both faces both edges are followed by an engraved. Extant length 25mm. Width 8 - 2.4mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 2
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th December 2019 - Tuesday 31st December 2019
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 25765
Other reference: SB032020
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Congham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7123
Four figure Latitude: 52.77750198
Four figure longitude: 0.53373441
1:25K map: TF7123
1:10K map: TF72SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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