Corinth Object: MF 2013 9
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2013 9
Title:   GILDED BRONZE BUCKLE
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2013
Object Number:   9
Description:   Gilded bronze buckle with one preserved squared short side attached to oval-shaped loop. Short side has two holes in corners (Diam. 0.0015) and hollow underneath, with small strips of bronze for reinforment around holes. Loop formed from attached bronze strip. One possibly non-joining frgt. of another short side saved in Lot 2013-08 may have attached to other side of loop or come from another identical object; another non-joining strip was saved with Lot 2013-08.
Decoration:   Gold gilding on exterior surface, especially on sides.
Material:   Bronze with gold gilding.
Condition:   Fragment. Two frgts., non-joining, broken at loop, missing back? Some corrosion; shape distorted. Gold gilding worn and only evident in patches. Two non-joining, heavily corroded frgts. Saved in Lot 2013-08.
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 1080, LOT 2013 008
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2015 3942
Basket: Nezi Field, context 1080