| 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) |
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