Roman Bronze Nail cosmeticvessel Its rounded body is richly

Its rounded body is richly adorned with incised patterns and three prominent semicircular arches sculpted in high relief

Prosperous trade routes—linking Scandinavia

was the first major state of the Eastern Slavs

allowing tools like this to survive in astonishing condition for over 7

served ritual and magical purposes

Roman Bronze Nail cosmeticvessel Its rounded body is richlyThe Roman Empire, c. 100 300 AD. Charming Roman era nail, cast in bronze, featuring a cone shaped head and a four faceted, slightly bent heavy body with a wanting tip. Cast copper alloy and iron nails of various sizes were made by the Roman legion's metalworkers in their workshop (fabrica) by smelting the ore and forming the nails by hand, producing a square tapered nails with a flattened pyramid shaped head. The larger nails were used to hold the