| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 427 | |
| Title: | BRONZE STYLUS | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 427 | |
| Description: | Bronze stylus with thin shaft, circular in section, ending in a triangular blade (broken). Cf. Corinth XII, p. 186, #1350 for shape and possible decoration. | |
| Decoration: | Traces of thin lines incised at base of blade, perhaps lines and a cross like Corinth XII #1350. | |
| Material: | Bronze | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single fragment preserves all of shaft, point; most of blade broken. Surface of shaft corroded. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.089, W. of blade 0.009 | |
| Period: | Late Antique | |
| Chronology: | Late Roman or Byzantine based on analogy with Corinth XII #1350. | |
| Area: | Temple Hill south | |
| Context: | NB87 P23 | |
| Findspot Description: | Temple Hill south, cut II. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple Hill south Basket: NB87 P23 |