Corinth Object: MF 2012 53a | Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | MF 2012 53a | | Title: | | BRONZE FLOWER-SHAPED CLAMP | | Category Code: | | MF | | Year: | | 2012 | | Object Number: | | 53 | | Object Suffix: | | a | | Related Objects: | | MF-2012-53B | | Description: | | Six-petalled flower-shaped clamp handle with double loop, formed by folding a thin strip over and attaching it on the underside, through which the nail (preserved in MF-2014-53B) would run. One nail in the petal where the double loop is, and one nail in the petal opposite it. Similar to MF-1996-12, MF-2012-54, MF-2012-55, and MF-2015-26. | | Decoration: | | Incised lines separating petals. Flowers with alternating petals of punched dots and reserved except for incised circle near edge of petal. | | Material: | | Bronze. | | Condition: | | Missing parts. Single frgt., preserving flower and part of double loop for attachment on either side of single loop of MF-2012-53B. Missing small part of edge of 2 petals. Surface corroded, some areas severely. | | Period: | | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | | Chronology: | | middle third 13th c., based on comparanda | | Area: | | Nezi Field | | Context: | | Nezi Field, context 889, LOT 2012 038 | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2013 0174
Basket: Nezi Field, context 889
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