Roman Bronze Nail limebox while special gauze weavings were

while special gauze weavings were used as headdresses to cover the heads of the dead for ritual and magical purposes

Accession Number: 46

This female figure is a stunning representation of the Tala-Tonalá style

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Areas of chipping to rim

Roman Bronze Nail limebox while special gauze weavings wereThe 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