Corinth Object: ZST 27
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   ZST 27
Title:   EARLY HELLADIC POUNDER
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   ZST
Object Number:   27
Old Number:   Z 27
Description:   Pounder. Very roughly cuboid, with rounded edges. Some possible rubbing wear, but more pecking, likely from percussive use. Pounders or grinders were common stone objects at Zygouries, found on floors of houses, and elsewhere on site, and likely for use with millstones. Most stone varieties were similar to those in local stream beds (Blegen 1928, 200).
Decoration:   none
Material:   Dark gray stone
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete.
Weight Description:   0.190
Weight:   0.190
Period:   Early Helladic
Findspot Description:   D II, Zygouries
Bibliography:   Blegen 1928, Zygouries, p. 200, fig. 188.10
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece