Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 5234 | |
Title: | BRONZE STYLUS | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 5234 | |
Description: | Stylus consisting of a thin shaft, round in section that appears to taper toward one tip; at other end widens to broad flat blade, triangular in plan. Scratches on blade - indications of sharpening? | |
Decoration: | Incised decoration at base of blade: cross between 2 lines. | |
Material: | Bronze. | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single frgt., missing tip. | |
Dimensions Actual: | D00.002 W00.015 (blade) | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L00.052 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Chronology: | Probably not later than tenth century | |
Area: | Forum south central | |
Context: | NB158 P60 | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1351; Mystras Exhibit | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Forum south central Basket: NB158 P60 Notebook Page: NB 158, spread 38 (pp. 59 - 60) |