| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 7818 | |
| Title: | BONE STYLUS (?) | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 7818 | |
| Description: | Short stylus with broad shaft, flattened front and back, tapering to point at one end; opposite end blunt but tapers slightly from back to front.Surface polished. | |
| Decoration: | Two rows of incised circles (largely obliterated) near the blunt end | |
| Material: | bone | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. Surface abraded and scratched, especially on "back" face near blunt end; pointed tip chipped. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L00.099 W00.007 (max) T00.005 | |
| Period: | Byzantine | |
| Chronology: | Eleventh or twelfth century | |
| Area: | Forum south central | |
| Context: | NB176 P442 | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1370; Mystras Exhibit, 2001 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Forum south central Image: bw 2001 004 30 Basket: NB176 P442 Notebook Page: NB 176, spread 27 (pp. 41 - 42) |
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