Corinth Object: MF 2001 1
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2001 1
Title:   BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2001
Object Number:   1
Description:   Small round lead seal; bust of Christ obverse; four lines inscription on reverse, string line cuts bust of Christ; struck slightly off center on reverse with round punch. cf. Corinth 12.2 P312 Pl132-133.
Writing:   stamp. Stamped on both sides, Greek: obverse: chi-rho symbol left field, kappa right field; reverse: [2].."OueirwWDLRE or final sigma?[1] OFOD..
Material:   Lead
Condition:   Intact but worn, semi-legible.
Dimensions Actual:   D00.020 T00.003
Weight Description:   0.002
Weight:   0.002
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   11th-12th cent. CE
Area:   Panayia
Context:   NB934 B5 P17
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panayia
Image: bw 2001 021 21
Image: bw 2001 021 22
Basket: NB934 B5 P17