Corinth Object: MF 2060
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2060
Title:   BRONZE NEEDLE
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   2060
Description:   Large bronze needle consisting of a long shaft, rounded rectangular in section, ending in a flattened, split head pierced with an elongated oval eye. Cf. Corinth XII, p. 176, #1246-1247 for similar type.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves all of shaft, head, eye; point slightly broken off. Shaft slightly bent; surface corroded.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.130
Period:   Late Antique
Chronology:   Late Roman or Byzantine?
Area:   Agora southwest
Context:   NB133 P139
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Agora southwest
Basket: NB133 P139
Notebook Page: NB 133, spread 93 (p. 139)