Nail fragment

Museum number:
6-8472
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/109
Description:
Copper nail fragment. Length: 2 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Room 302, South Columned Court, Northern Palace, Deir el-Ballas
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC) and 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900-1901
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Fragments (object portions) and Nails (fasteners)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Comment:
According to Victoria Jensen (2023-03-01), "This object matches the description and sketch of a four-sided nail found in North Palace room 302 (field notebook D-9 p. 82).
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Nail fragment, accession number 6-8472, described as Copper nail fragment. Length: 2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Nail fragment, accession number 6-8472, described as Copper nail fragment. Length: 2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Nail fragment, accession number 6-8472, described as Copper nail fragment. Length: 2 cm.

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