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LOT 0617
Roman Bronze Crucifixion Nail
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (29.5 grams, 14 cm).
Comprising a rectangular-section body and a round, discoid finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
Cf. for a similar example Rémazeilles, C., Cruz Zuluaga, M., Conforto, E., Oudriss, A., Ortega, L.A., Martínez-Salcedo, A., Cepeda-Ocampo, J. J., ‘Multianalytical Study of Archaeological Iron Nails of the Roman Period (First to Third Century) in Northern Spain’ in Minerals, 2025, 15, pp.1-14, fig.2 (b).
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