Record ID: NARC-2B8CE5
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Late Roman flat-bladed nail-cleaner with varying decoration (Group). Broken at the suspension loop, which is set perpendicuar to the main body of the nail cleaner. Several collars seperate the suspension loop from the body of the implement. The nail cleaner has broad shoulders before tapering down to a blunt point, which is bifurcated by way of a deeply etched vertical line. The face of the nailcleaner is decorated with a border filled with short lines. The inner panel has floral motifs etched into it. The reverse of the nail cleaner is blank and plain.
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tiffield', grid reference and parish protected.