Corinth Object: MF 5755
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 5755
Title:   BRONZE PIN SHAFT
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   5755
Description:   Very thin, long shaft of a bronze pin, circular in section, tapering to a fine point.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves shaft, most of tip; end of tip and head broken off. Shaft bent and chipped in places.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.072
Period:   Byzantine
Chronology:   Byzantine
Area:   Agora south central
Context:   NB159 P270
Findspot Description:   Found in a grave in "St. Paul's" Church with a bronze finger ring (MF 5738), bronze ring (MF 5899), iron knife (MF 5894), and some iron fragments, perhaps from another knife (MF 6259).
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. under 1960
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: Agora south central
Basket: NB159 P270