Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 4609 | |
Title: | BRONZE NEEDLE | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 4609 | |
Description: | Bronze needle with shaft circular in section except in lower part, where it is flattened and rectangular in section, tapering to a sharp point. Head flattened and pierced with a round eye. | |
Decoration: | Incised lines on head below eye: three on one side, four on the other. Traces of incised slanted lines on one side of flattened part of shaft. | |
Material: | Bronze | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single fragment preserves point, shaft, lower half of head and eye of needle. Shaft bent slightly | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.105 | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Chronology: | Byzantine | |
Area: | South Basilica | |
Context: | NB142 P33 | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1236 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: South Basilica Basket: NB142 P33 Notebook Page: NB 142, spread 21 (pp. 32 - 33) |