| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 3958 | |
| Title: | BONE STYLUS | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 3958 | |
| Description: | Long stylus, flattened at front and back to give oval section, tapering to point at one end; at other end broad, tapering in front and back to a thin edge. | |
| Decoration: | Incised geometric pattern near the blunt end. Maybe from wear. | |
| Material: | bone | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. Surface abraded, especially on back side of blunt end. Slight trace of burning at pointed end. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L00.147 T00.005-00.007 | |
| Period: | Byzantine | |
| Chronology: | Byzantine | |
| Area: | Forum southeast | |
| Context: | NB139 P111 | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1374; Mystras Exhibit, 2001 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Forum southeast Image: bw 2000 037 19a Basket: NB139 P111 Notebook Page: NB 139, spread 72 (p. 111) |
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