Corinth Object: MF 2015 18
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2015 18
Title:   MARBLE DISK
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2015
Object Number:   18
Description:   Thick marble disk (stopper? weight? counter?) with smooth, flat top and bottom with rounded edges. Perhaps similar to marble inscription recut as stopper I-2288C (Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 33G), but more closely sized to marble counter MF-7119 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1722) and terracotta weight MF-1968-262.
Decoration:   Inscribed cross rudely cut on one face.
Material:   Marble.
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete except for some wear on outer edges.
Manufacture:   OT
Dimensions Actual:   Diam. 0.054, Th. 0.016
Weight Description:   0.090
Weight:   0.090
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman or Byzantine, based on comparanda in Corinth 12
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Context:   Temple E, Southeast, context 792, LOT 2015 003
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple E, Southeast
Image: digital 2015 3929
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 792