Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 703 | |
Title: | BRONZE IMPLEMENT - UNGUENT SPOON? | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 703 | |
Description: | Bronze implement consisting of a long, pointed shaft, circular in section, flattened at the top where it joins the (broken) top of the implement. Preserved part of top consists of thin bronze, slightly curved. Most likely an unguent spoon; cf. MF 2868, MF 1133 for similar size, shape, and decoration. | |
Decoration: | Top of shaft decorated with two raised rings, one long knob, two more raised rings, then a long section of incised chevrons on front and back of shaft just below top. | |
Material: | Bronze | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single fragment preserves all of shaft, tip; most of top of implement broken off. Bent at shaft. | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.125, Max. W. at top 0.005 | |
Area: | Upper Peirene | |
Context: | Upper Peirene, Over inner chamber, ca. -1.60 m level | |
Findspot Description: | Upper Peirene, over inner chamber, ca. -1.60 m level. | |
Site: | Acrocorinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Upper Peirene Basket: Upper Peirene, Over inner chamber, ca. -1.60 m level |