Roman Bronze Nail bronzevessel A museum-worthy

A museum-worthy

Slip painted with broad red bands and narrow black or brown irregular line decoration

Vicús artisans created works of striking aesthetic and technical sophistication

though some scholars suggest it may derive from the snake

While many Chimú vessels were designed for everyday use

Roman Bronze Nail bronzevessel A museum-worthyThe 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