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Bronze Wall Nail, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot tool
Bronze Wall Nail, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1650–1050 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.1073.+.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age I

Bronze Wall Nail

One of five bronze nails found inserted into the wall of Tomb 66 for hanging objects, including a lamp and a silver bowl; slightly polygonal in section with parallel grooves down length apparently from shaving; one end tapered to a blunt point; the other end flat, with hammering marks; shown in centre in photograph. Dimensions: Diameter: 0.80 centimetres; Length: 19.50 centimetres Object Type: wall-nail Techniques: hammered; shaved

Classification

Object type
Tool
Material
MetalCopper and bronze
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1650 - 1050 BC
Findspot
Enkomi

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi

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Accession no.
1897,0401.1073.+, British Museum · Museum record

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