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 |