Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 2012 7 | |
Title: | IRON KNIFE OR SAW? | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Year: | 2012 | |
Object Number: | 7 | |
Description: | Knife or saw with single-edged blade with slight curve or bend on sharp side, possibly serrated with tiny teeth, but the travails of corrosion make a definite observation guesswork; pyramidal pointed haft attached at one end. | |
Material: | Iron | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Surface heavily corroded but intact from blade to haft. Handle not preserved. | |
Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.161, W. of blade 0.016, W. of haft at base 0.006, th. of blade 0.006 | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | Context dated to early 12th century. | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Context: | Nezi Field, context 689 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2012 1149 Image: digital 2014 0985 Basket: Nezi Field, context 689 |