Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 2017 8 | |
Title: | BYZANTINE STEATITE WHORL | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Year: | 2017 | |
Object Number: | 8 | |
Description: | Steatite whorl. Truncated cone with bevelled lower edge, rounded contours. Cf. MF 289 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, no. 2595, p. 303, pl. 124). | |
Decoration: | Four groups of incised grooves around the sides, two with four grooves and two with two. Cf. MF 289 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, no. 2595, p. 303, pl. 124). | |
Material: | Purple steatite | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.012, Diam. 0.21 (max.), Diam. 0.005 (hole) | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Chronology: | Based on parallel. | |
Area: | Temple E, Southeast | |
Context: | Temple E, Southeast, context 1085, LOT 2017 008 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Temple E, Southeast Image: digital 2017 1648 Image: digital 2017 1649 Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 1085 |