Corinth Object: MF 1960
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 1960
Title:   BRONZE NEEDLE
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   1960
Description:   Bronze needle consisting of a long, thick shaft, rounded square in section, tapering to a sharp point. Head flattened and pierced with a circular hole. Cf. Corinth XII, p. 176, #1235-1240 for the type.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves all of point, shaft, part of head and eye; upper part of head and eye broken off. Shaft bent slightly.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.129
Period:   Late Antique
Chronology:   Late Roman or Byzantine
Area:   Agora southwest
Context:   Agora southwest
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Agora southwest
Basket: Agora southwest