| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2048 | |
| Title: | BRONZE PIN WITH BIRD-SHAPED HEAD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 2048 | |
| Description: | Bronze pin consisting of a thin shaft, circular in section, ending in a head in the shape of a bird (duck?). | |
| Decoration: | Incised spiral around shaft below head. Feathers of bird represented by incised chevrons; eye (on one side only) by a punched dot. | |
| Material: | Bronze | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Two joining fragments preserve most of shaft, all of head; tip broken off. Shaft slightly bent in several places. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.082 | |
| Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 5th or 6th century | |
| Area: | Agora southwest | |
| Context: | NB133 P106 | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 2290 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Agora southwest Basket: NB133 P106 Notebook Page: NB 133, spread 72 (p. 106) |
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