Metal Fragment Item Number: M4145 a-g from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Fragments are in seven pieces: part a-c are bronze nail fragments; part d appears to be a whole nail but is bent and twisted; part e is a bronze metal fragment, thin and bent into a half-circle shape; part f is a metal ring; part g is possibly a small bronze stamp, or a part of a stamp(?).

Narrative

Said by Page to have been found on the seashore at Gaza, during the First World War.

Item History

What

Name
Metal Fragment
Identification Number
M4145 a-g
Type of Item
fragment
Material
bronze metal and metal
Part A
height 0.1 cm, width 4.9 cm, depth 0.3 cm
Part B
height 0.4 cm, width 4.0 cm, depth 0.5 cm
Part C
height 0.4 cm, width 3.7 cm, depth 0.7 cm

Who

Culture
Western Asia
Previous Owner
H. V. S. Page
Received from
H. V. S. Page (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Asia ?
Collected in
Palestine

When

Collection Date
during 1918
Ownership Date
before 1963
Acquisition Date
during 1963

Other

Item Classes
metalwork
Condition
poor
Accession Number
0100/0018 a-g