Corinth Object: MF 10870
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10870
Title:   SILVER PIN
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10870
Description:   Silver pin consisting of a long, thin shaft, circular in section, slightly flattened in the middle for 0.105 m beginning 0.085 m from the point. Point elongated conical knob. At other end, a thin flattened "tail" roughly diamond-shaped (L. 0.008, W. 0.004). Uncertain function, but may be a pin for dressing or fastening hair or for fastening a garment.
Decoration:   Small incised groove around shaft between shaft and conical point.
Material:   Silver
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves point, shaft, most of thin tail; tail chipped at end and side. Shaft bent slightly.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.171
Area:   Anaploga
Context:   NB242 B2 P167
Site:   Anaploga
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Anaploga
Image: bw 1964 051 19
Basket: NB242 B2 P167
Notebook Page: NB 242, spread 88 (pp. 166 - 167)