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 |