Corinth Object: MF 6160
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 6160
Title:   BRONZE LOOM COMB
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   6160
Description:   Loom comb, consisting of hollow implement, triangular in section, widest at open top, tapering to tip where cut into at least 21, sharp teeth. Along upper edge, five holes, with rivets remaining in two of them. Similar to MF-5710 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1229).
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Broken at one end, missing three teeth and bit of one upper edge.
Dimensions Actual:   H00.014 W00.008
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.080
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   Byzantine; context date unknown; 11th or 12th c. according to Corinth 12
Area:   Forum northeast
Context:   NB165 P18
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1230; Salonica Exhibit, 2001
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: Forum northeast
Image: bw 2001 011 12
Basket: NB165 P18
Notebook Page: NB 165, spread 19 (pp. 18 - 19)