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) |