| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2012 34 | |
| Title: | PILGRIMS' SHELL | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Object Number: | 34 | |
| Description: | Pink/reddish pecten (scallop) shell, greyish at ends, with one drill hole preserved in flap, and hole in center. Used by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, holes used to hang shell as pendant around pilgrim's neck or attach to hat or clothing. Shell represented on Protomaiolica bowls C-1929-13 and C-1934-682. Similar to MF-2015-19. | |
| Material: | Pecten shell | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving more than half. Well-preserved. | |
| Manufacture: | Drill | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.068, W. 0.049 | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | based on context | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 887, LOT 2012 038 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2013 0172 Image: digital 2015 3380 Basket: Nezi Field, context 887 |
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