A terracotta object in the shape of a large, thick spike. The top edge is flat and flares outward. There is another flared edge just below that. It is light grey and brown in color.

Nails for the Decoration of Walls

Hurrian

This wall nail of buff terracotta consists of a square, tapered shaft and a wheel-made and glazed double-headed knob. The unglazed shaft would have been driven into a mudbrick wall, leaving the elaborate glazed knob exposed. The glaze has faded to a light greenish color and has flaked off on some edges. The clay used for the nail was coarsely tempered.

Glazed terracotta

Mitannian period

Architectural Elements