| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2012 48 | |
| Title: | IRON KNIFE WITH BONE HANDLE | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Object Number: | 48 | |
| Description: | Iron knife with white bone handle in two halves with blade still preserved inside the handle for L. 0.051 and protruding from the handle for L. 0.023. All bolted together in three places withiron nails. Bone comes from a cow metapodial or metacarpal. | |
| Decoration: | Double incised zig zag lines forming row of diamonds on both sides of handle. | |
| Material: | Bone, iron | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving small part of iron blade, complete bone handle. Severe iron corrosion on handle and around nails, bone cracked around nails. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.098 (handle), W. 0.019 (handle), Th. 0.009 (handle), W. 0.020 (blade), Th. 0.007 (blade) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.120 | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 887, LOT 2012 038 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2012 1490 Image: digital 2014 0988 Basket: Nezi Field, context 887 |
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