Corinth Object: MF 2010 9
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2010 9
Title:   IRON CHAIN
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2010
Object Number:   9
Description:   Iron strip folded in loop at middle. Similar to MF-2012-37 but strip is straight, not bending; similar to iron tongs MF-2016-29.
Material:   Iron.
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., broken off at both ends. Surface corroded. Many large to very large concretions, including rocks, on surface.
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   probably 11th c. based on comparanda
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 6481, LOT 2010 25
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2016 0018
Basket: Nezi Field, context 6481