Advanced Search 
Fragment of a bronze nail
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.236
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Woodworking and stoneworking
DescriptionFragment of a bronze nail; head missing; thick shaft; surface much cracked; heavily incrusted.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)