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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Nail

AAT Object Form/Functionnails (fasteners)

Place ExcavatedScotland, United Kingdom, Europe

CultureRoman

Date1st Century CE

MediumIron

Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert Benario

Dimensions3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (1.9 x 17.1 cm)

Object numberX.0211.002

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - August 1995
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, November 17, 2014 - Present

ProvenanceFrom Roman fortress at Inchtuthiln near Perth, Scotland. Ex coll. Herbert Benario, purchased from Sir Ian Richmond (1902-1965), who was selling display boxes of nails to fund further excavations, 1950s or 1960s.

Status

On view

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