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LOT 1777
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.
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