Karanis / Wood with nail / Wood / Iron

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.3840
Object Name: Wood with nail
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Plant material; Nails
Materials: Wood; Iron
Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Slab of roughly cut wood, rectangular in shape with smaller rectangular projection on one end. A large wood nail protrudes from bottom. A peg is embedded near projection. One end has a groove running crosswise. Wood is rough and decayed with evidence of bark or paint remains.
Verbatim Date: 1st c. B.C. - 4th c. A.D.
Unit Grid Number: 0127
Component/Room: 00A
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.3840
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3840/0000_00_3840

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Full citation: "Karanis; Wood with nail; Wood; Iron." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3840/0000_00_3840. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.