File:Early-Medieval nail-cleaner (possibly) (FindID 716083).jpg

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Early-Medieval nail-cleaner (possibly)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2015-04-15 11:30:19
Title
Early-Medieval nail-cleaner (possibly)
Description
English: A copper-alloy artefact, possibly representing an Early-Medieval nail-cleaner.

The object has a flat-sectioned shaft which is of roughly equal width throughout; at the base, however, this shaft widens into a thinner terminal with decoratively grooved edges, a sideways curvature and bifurcated end. At the top, the shaft is surmounted by a loop with wider collar at the base and a decoratively cut or moulded band beneath.

Length: 46.1mm; maximum width (loop): 6.2mm; thickness: 1.8mm. Weight: 1.5g.

Similar cosmetic implements are held in the Anglo-Saxon collections of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, although there are no obvious nail-cleaners with forked points (see MacGregor and Bolick 1993: 216 - 220).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Bedford
Date between 410 and 700
Accession number
FindID: 716083
Old ref: BH-E3DAC0
Filename: Misc_obj_14_166_15.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/513013
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/513013/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/716083
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