wall-nail
- Museum number
- 1897,0401.1073.+
- Description
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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.
- Production date
- 1650BC-1050BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 0.80 centimetres
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Length: 19.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Notebooks of the excavation indicate that two of the pins were driven between stones to one side of the door and were supporting a blackened clay lamp. The other pins were also driven into the wall to support objects, one of which was the silver bowl 1897,0401.300.
Tatton-Brown, V. 2003. Enkomi: the notebook in the British Museum. In Cahier du Centre d'Etudes Chypriotes 33, 2003: 9-65.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1897
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1897,0401.1073.+
