[Corinth Object] MF 5831: BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH SPLIT RECTANGULAR BLADE

Bronze implement with decorated handle and narrow, flat, rectangular blade slightly split from side to side at the bottom. Function uncertain, but may be surgical instrument. Cf. Davidson, p. 188, #1387-1390 ... Byzantine?

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[Corinth Object] MF 5835: SILVER BUCKLE (?)

Circular buckle with hole at the base for attaching tongue; pointed protuberance below pierced by a second hole for attachment to garment. Silver Complete or intact. Tongue missing ... Probably not later than the tenth century.

[Corinth Object] MF 5836: BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH SPLIT RECTANGULAR BLADE

Bronze implement with decorated handle, circular in section, merged with flat, narrow, rectangular blade. Bottom of blade slightly split from side to side. Possibly for surgical or medical use. Similar ... Byzantine?

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[Corinth Object] MF 6091: TWO GOLD HAIR SPIRALS

Two identical spiral hair rings made of heavy gold wire nearly 0.003 m. thick, widening toward ends, which are rounded off. \incised decoration of herring-bone pattern near each end, and a cross incised ... 8th c. B.C.

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[Corinth Object] MF 6092: GEOMETRIC GOLD SPIRALS

Two identical spiral hair rings made of thin gold wire 0.001 m. thick. The wire is circular in section except at the ends where it has been twisted into spiral form. Pure Gold Complete or intact. Intact ... 8th c. BC

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[Corinth Object] MF 6114: GOLD FINGER RING

Flat hoop, wrought, with ends soldered together. Raised ring around the middle probably pure gold Complete or intact. Intact ... 8th c. BC

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[Corinth Object] MF 6144: TERRACOTTA LOOMWEIGHT

Conical terracotta loomweight. Incised cross on under side. Terracotta Complete or intact ... 1937/03/10

[Corinth Object] MF 6193: BRONZE IMPLEMENT

Bronze implement with a long, thick shaft, circular in section, blunt at one end (broken?) with the other end flattened and folded over. The folding may be intentional, for the use of the implement. Spatulate ... 1937/08/02

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[Corinth Object] MF 6488: BRONZE WEIGHT

Small bronze weight with incised marks around edge on both sides. Complete or intact ... 1937/15/03

[Corinth Object] MF 6507: TWELVE SMALL BRONZE PINS

Twelve small bronze pins with circular shafts tapering to a sharp point at at least one end. Some have two sharp ends, some one sharp, one blunt end. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact. Some slightly corroded ... 1937/03/31

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[Corinth Object] MF 6534: IRON PIN WITH IVORY HEAD

Long iron pin with bone head. Six pieces ... 1936/12/10

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[Corinth Object] MF 6535: GEOMETRIC IRON PIN WITH BONE HEAD

Shaft, circular in section, passing entirely through ivory head with convex top and disk shaped knob at tip. Date 8th century BC Iron, ivory or bone Complete profile. Shaft broken, badly corroded. NB ...

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[Corinth Object] MF 6587: TERRACOTTA MALE FIGURINE

High, peaked headdress, with hair hanging to the shoulders. Traces of drapery on the left arm. Back rounded off by hand. Traces of white slip, red paint on flesh. Very soft greenish clay. Fragment. Preserved ... Late 5th century B.C.

[Corinth Object] MF 6627: BRONZE STYLUS

Bronze implement consisting of a flattened strip of metal, diamond-shaped in section, narrowing to a blunt point at one end. May be a stylus or another type of implement, handle, etc. Series of incised ... 1937/04/21

[Corinth Object] MF 5218: BRONZE IMPLEMENT

Bronze implement consisting of a rod, circular in section. One end clearly broken off; may be the head of the implement. Other end a thinner rod, may be broken off as well. Function uncertain; may be a ... 1936/03/31

[Corinth Object] MF 5248: BRONZE TACK OR PIN

Bronze object, either a tack or the top of a pin, with a shaft roughly square in section and a biconical head with blunted top. Tip either broken off or blunted. Similar to tack Corinth XII, p. 142, #1049 ... 1936/03/16

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[Corinth Object] MF 5381: BRONZE EAR SPOON

Bronze ear spoon with thin shaft, circular in section, and shallow, concave bowl in two separate pieces. Upper part of shaft below bowl attachment decorated with incised circles in pattern of two reels, ... 1936/03/27

[Corinth Object] MF 5383: BRONZE EAR SPOON

Bronze ear spoon with a shaft made of a flattened strip of metal, tapering at the bottom and wider near the top until ca. 0.016 below bowl, where the shaft narrows from Max. W. 0.006 to 0.004. Small hemispherical ... Roman? (On analogy with Corinth XII, p. 184, #1318)

[Corinth Object] MF 5406: BRONZE NAIL OR PIN HEAD

Spherical head of a bronze nail or pin, attached to shaft square in section. Bronze Missing parts. Single fragment preserves head, part of shaft; most of shaft broken off. Surface heavily corroded ... 1936/03/31

[Corinth Object] MF 5499: BRONZE PIN

Bronze pin with thin shaft, circular in section, tapering to a sharp point. Head small and pear-shaped, with a flat top. Incised groove around top of shaft separating it from head. Bronze Complete or intact ... 10th century

[Corinth Object] MF 5505: BRONZE LID

Bronze lid of vessel or boss. Rivet holes pierced through body in rings surrounding base of knob and around rim. Bronze. Fragment. Single frgt., preserving most of body and rim. Some corrosion along rim ... based on coins in context (NB 159, p. 229)

[Corinth Object] MF 5563: BRONZE BELL

Bronze bell with flat resting surface and raised shoulder pierced by four holes, three of which are blocked. Crown pierced by large circular suspension hole. Bronze. Complete profile. Profile preserved ... based on coins in context (NB 158, p. 87-88)

[Corinth Object] MF 7719: BRONZE STYLUS?

Bronze object, very corroded, consisting of a shaft, circular in section, narrower for 0.008 m at top, attached to rectangular blade tapering vertically toward the flat tip (so the sides are shaped like ... 1938/02/26

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[Corinth Object] MF 7792: BRONZE FINGER RING

Type O. Flat, broad hoop bearing an inscription now largely illegible (incised, the ends of the letters given apices by means of a wedge-shaped punch). Circular bezel, scalloped. Design worn off, a border ... 1938/03/21

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[Corinth Object] MF 7841: ENGRAVED CARNELIAN BEZEL FROM FINGER RING

Large flat oval gem with edges slighlty bevelled on underside. Extremely good workmanship. In intaglio: Diomedes, seated, with short curly hair, nude torso with well developed musculature, and filmy scarf ... according to Corinth 12

[Corinth Object] MF 7950: BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH LOOP

Bronze implement made of a thin wire, rounded rectangular in section, tapering to a fine point at one end. At other end, wire flattened and bent into a small loop. May be a lamp cleaner, pin, or for another ... 1938/08/03

[Corinth Object] MF 7957: BRONZE PIN HEAD

Fragment of a bronze pin consisting of a thin shaft, circular in section, and a head composed of two knobs and a disk (disk now missing). Reel below lowest, smallest knob, then two reels, then larger knob, ... Archaic

[Corinth Object] MF 7982: BRONZE PIN SHAFT

Bronze pin with long, thin shaft, circular in section, tapering to a sharp point. Very top of shaft broken off where it probably would have been inserted into a separately made head. Bronze Missing parts ... 1937/10/27

[Corinth Object] MF 7983: BRONZE NEEDLE

Bronze needle with shaft circular in section tapering to a blunt point at one end. At other end, head with groove from being split for eye. Bronze Missing parts. Single fragment preserves shaft, tip, lower ... 1937/12/11

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[Corinth Object] MF 7990: SILVER EARRING

Thick wire hoop with a knob at each side. The bottom half of the hoop filled with a single wire ring divided vertically and decorated with tiny balls. Fine wire is applied to the ring, wound around it ... Ninth to thirteenth century context

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[Corinth Object] MF 8043: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF GROTESQUE MALE FIGURE: HEAD

Mouldmade terracotta figurine of bald male figure, perhaps grotesque, with very short forehead, defined brow ridges, large eyes, very large and long nose, open, grinning mouth displaying at least five ... 1938/05/05

[Corinth Object] MF 8145: BRONZE STYLUS

Bronze stylus with long, thin shaft, circular in section, tapering to a fine point at one end. Flat, triangular blade. Traces of incised linear decoration around shaft at base of blade. Bronze Missing ... Late Roman or Byzantine?

[Corinth Object] MF 8161: BRONZE EAR SPOON

Bronze ear spoon with shaft, circular in section, tapering to a blunt point at one end. At other end, shaft flattened slightly and attached to small, concave bowl projecting straight out from shaft. Incised ... 1938/03/22