Roman Bronze Nail cosmeticvessel This seal amulet

This seal amulet

served ritual and magical purposes

this region (encompassing modern-day Iraq

Recessed ears frame the sturdy cylindrical neck

and still appear as decorative objects today

Roman Bronze Nail cosmeticvessel This seal amuletThe 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