Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 14613 | |
Title: | BRONZE CANDLE SCISSORS ON CHAIN | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 14613 | |
Description: | Bronze scissors fastened with screw at center. Cutting edges of blades differ: one blade flat, level with finger insert. Other blade perpendicular, with semi-circular projection between the tip and the screw. Remnants from a chain on the finger inserts, with more being preserved on blade lacking rounded projection. Likely used to trim wick from candle. | |
Material: | Bronze | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. | |
Period: | Turkish II (1715-1831 AD) | |
Findspot Description: | Acrocorinth: Ευρέθης επί του Ακροκορίνθου κατά την διενέργειαν ιδιωτικής ανασκαφής εσω δεξιά της δεύτερας πύλης (Σεπτ. 1954) | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Image: digital 2021 0112 Image: digital 2021 0113 Image: digital 2021 0114 |