Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 2012 37 | |
Title: | IRON CHAIN | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Year: | 2012 | |
Object Number: | 37 | |
Description: | Two iron strips, folded in loop at middle of strip and linked together at fold. Both pieces bend, one at a right angle and the other acute, ca. 0.01 after link. Similar to MF-2010-9, except here the strip bends after the loop, and MF-4092d (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1460) except here the link continues straight after the loop instead of a figure-8 shape. | |
Material: | Iron | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving badly two metal looped strips corroded together, broken at ends. | |
Dimensions Preserved: | l. 0.057, w. 0.028, th. 0.020 | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | Probably 11th c. based on comparanda in Corinth 12 | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Context: | Nezi Field, context 889, LOT 2012 038 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2013 0169 Basket: Nezi Field, context 889 |