Corinth Object: MF 2016 76 Collection: | | Corinth | Type: | | Object | Name: | | MF 2016 76 | Title: | | INCISED BONE HANDLE | Category Code: | | MF | Year: | | 2016 | Object Number: | | 76 | Description: | | Hollow bone handle, hexagonal in profile. | Decoration: | | Incised decoration in geometric pattern of rings around handle, chevron lines, and crossed lines. Somewhat similar to MF-643 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1410). | Material: | | Bone. | Condition: | | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving probably about half handle. Finished end with single chip; large crack through length of handle with several smaller cracks and chips in surface; some edges worn. | Period: | | Byzantine | Chronology: | | based on comparanda | Findspot Description: | | Found in cleaning of Frankish Area (Temple E Southeast). | Site: | | Corinth | City: | | Ancient Corinth | Country: | | Greece | References: | | Image: digital 2017 0175
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