Object numberOM-13053
DescriptionIron object, bent double. Probably originally two nails. (SH 99); SDD lab ref 790196; Report Catalogue number 5; Phase Ib. X-ray revealed that there are two objects: a nail and a nail shank. The complete example could be a clench nail.
Production periodIron Age/Pictish/Norse
Collection PlaceSaevar Howe, Birsay
Object namenails
Object categorynails, iron