Dana, before I even comment on this example, I cannot resist loudly exclaiming - there is no such thing as posting too many examples, and excavated examples are a personal favorite as well as of others here.
What is so important is that these are historic artifacts and have been static often from the moments they were in use last, to me almost virtual time machines.
A great example of this is the many medieval and renaissance artillery and ordnance artifacts Matchlock has so graciously shared here for years. Many of these are either excavated or of equivalent status from static locations.
Keep them coming!!!
