| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 14253 | |
| Title: | BRONZE FINGER RING | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 14253 | |
| Description: | Finger ring consisting of a hoop made of a thin strap of bronze, tapering to narrow rounded tips that overlap rather than make a continuous hoop. Bezel made in one with hoop, being a widening of the strap, roughly oval in shape. | |
| Decoration: | Bezel decorated with an engraved, schematic image of a quadruped, directed rt. with long legs, indistinct head, tail curling over back; surrounded by ring of impressed dots. Cf. MF-06201 | |
| Material: | Bronze. | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Two joining frgts., complete but hoop slightly bent. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | D00.0205 W00.009 (bezel) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | Byzantine | |
| Area: | Athena Trench | |
| Context: | NB550 P97 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Athena Trench Image: bw 2001 012 03 Basket: NB550 P97 Notebook Page: NB 550, spread 54 (pp. 97 - 98) |
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