Corinth Object: MF 1391
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 1391
Title:   BRONZE PROBE
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   1391
Description:   Probe with shaft partly circular in section, and partly polygonal, from preserved top down: polygonal, long round section, 2 polygonal, round, below which shaft tapers to a very fine point. This lower segment 0.021 long.
Decoration:   Round segments decorated with incised diagonals for firmer grip.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., broken at one end.
Dimensions Actual:   T00.003
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.072
Period:   Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD)
Chronology:   1? 75? Context poss. 1st quarter 3rd c.; Byzantine?
Area:   Odeion
Context:   NB101 P138
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1384; Salonica Exhibit, 2001
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: Odeion
Image: bw 3992
Basket: NB101 P138