| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2012 53b | |
| Title: | BRONZE FLOWER-SHAPED CLAMP | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Object Number: | 53 | |
| Object Suffix: | b | |
| Related Objects: | MF 2012-53A | |
| Description: | Six-petalled flower-shaped clamp with single loop (fits between the double loop of MF-2012-53A). Small nail in loop. | |
| Decoration: | Incised lines separating petals. Flowers with alternating petals of punched dots and reserved except for incised circle near edge of petal. The reverse is undecorated and was probably on the inside of the clamp. Nikol suggested it may be the hinge of a box. | |
| Material: | bronze | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Half of a clamp, a little corroded. Edges of petals missing in some areas. Nail preserved through single loop. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.039, W. 0.021, Th. 0.002; L. 0.011 (nail) | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | middle third 13th c., based on comparanda | |
| 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 0735 Image: digital 2013 0175 Basket: Nezi Field, context 887 |
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