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Accession Number: 46
“People of the Dry Land
related closely to the Yali
intricate metalwork
Roman Bronze Nail limebox Accession Number: 46The Roman Empire, c. 100300 AD A fascinating ancient Roman nail, cast in bronze, featuring a conical head and a four faceted, slightly bent shaft tapering to a worn point. Roman nails of this type were meticulously crafted by legionary metalworkers in their workshops (fabricae), who smelted ore and hand forged square section nails with flattened, pyramid shaped heads. Larger examples were used in the construction of wooden fortifications and roofs of