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LOT 1777

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

ANGLO-SAXON IRON NAIL COLLECTION
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (619 grams total, 36-56 mm).

Comprising square- and discoid nail heads, each with the stub of the round- or square-section shank. [5, No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Found Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
The large size and thick shank of some pieces implies that they have come from a substantial timber structure: either a feasting hall or perhaps a sailing vessel.

CONDITION
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