Corinth Object: MF 14545
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 14545
Title:   LEAD MENDING CLAMP
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   14545
Description:   Lead clamp for mending pithos, composed of a large triangle, each side of which is convex on upper face, with flat undersurface, and untrimmed flanges along both edges. Beneath each point is a cylindrical ‘leg’ which ran through the thickness of the pithos, each originally ending in a spreading mass of lead. According to the NB, the pithos had been mended several times; in the context box are other fragts. Of clamps.
Material:   Lead.
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact except for tip of one leg.
Chronology:   Unknown.
Area:   Agora south central
Context:   NB205 P98
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Agora south central
Image: digital 2021 0322
Image: digital 2021 0323
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