| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 1132 | |
| Title: | BRONZE UNGUENT SPOON | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 1132 | |
| Description: | Bronze unguent spoon with handle consisting of a flat strip of bronze, rounded on the back side, pointed at one end, and with a slightly wider rectangular part a little below the bowl of the spoon (W. 0.0065). Handle ends in small hemispherical bowl. | |
| Decoration: | Back of handle completely covered in incised geometric patterns. Sections of patterns from tip to bowl: 1) short dashed lines; 2) three horizontal lines; 3) upward-pointing chevrons; 4) two horizontal lines above and below a diamond; 5) downward-pointing chevrons; 6) on rectangular section of handle, two horizontal lines below and one above an x; 7) upward-pointing chevrons above and below an x surrounded by two horizontal lines, with section ending in a single horizontal line below bowl. | |
| Material: | Bronze | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact; all of tip, shaft, bowl preserved. Surface slightly worn and corroded, handle bent. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.113, Max. W. 0.005, Diam. of bowl 0.005 | |
| Period: | Roman | |
| Chronology: | Roman period | |
| Area: | Provenance Unknown | |
| Context: | Provenance Unknown | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1321 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Provenance Unknown Basket: Provenance Unknown |