Corinth Object: MF 2868
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2868
Title:   BRONZE UNGUENT SPOON
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   2868
Description:   Bronze unguent spoon with long, thin handle, circular in section, narrowing to a blunt point. Shallow concave bowl attached to handle at a slight angle.
Decoration:   On handle: two cast sections of three reels on each side of an oval bead, surrounding a band (L. 0.015) with deeply incised hatchmarks forming a pattern of narrow diamonds. Series of incised lines on back of bowl: one horizontal line between bowl and handle, two vertical lines down back of bowl surrounded by six horizontal lines on each side giving the back of the bowl a scalloped appearance.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact; shaft slightly bent.
Dimensions Actual:   L. 0.135, Diam. of bowl 0.007
Period:   Late Antique
Chronology:   Roman or Byzantine?
Area:   Justinian's Wall
Context:   Justinian's Wall, Justinian's Wall (47B) depth 0.70, Trial Trench II
Site:   Justinian's Wall
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Justinian's Wall
Basket: Justinian's Wall, Justinian's Wall (47B) depth 0.70, Trial Trench II