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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 10855 | |
| Title: | BONE NEEDLE | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 10855 | |
| Description: | Worked bone needle with cylindrical body, flattened head with one circular and one rectangular eye near the top and tapering towards the tip. Eyes drilled. Similar to MF-10069, MF-5071 (Corinth 13 p. 177 no. 1252), MF-3804 (Corinth 13 p. 177 no. 1254) and MF-5587 (Corinth 13 p. 177 no. 1255). | |
| Material: | Animal bone | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Two joining pieces preserving needle from head to just above tip. Slightly worn. | |
| Manufacture: | OT | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W. 0.005-0.002, L. of first eye 0.004, W. of first eye 0.001, Diam. Of other eye 0.001 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.146 | |
| Period: | Roman | |
| Chronology: | late 1st to early 2nd c AC (Corinth 13 no. 1254 and 1255) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB247 B4 P61 | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 007 21 Basket: NB247 B4 P61 Notebook Page: NB 247, spread 35 (pp. 60 - 61) |
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