Corinth Object: MF 8831
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 8831
Title:   BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH SPLIT RECTANGULAR BLADE
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   8831
Description:   Bronze implement with handle composed of three reels and a faceted, diamond-shaped section, short flat square section, narrower rectangular section, and long, narrow, flat rectangular blade split at the bottom from side to side. Similar to Corinth XII, p. 188, #1388-1389. Surgical implement?
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single fragment preserves part of handle, blade; top of handle and bottom of blade chipped off.
Dimensions Actual:   W. of blade 0.006
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.082, L. of blade 0.038
Period:   Byzantine
Chronology:   Byzantine?
Area:   New Museum east
Context:   NB187 P202
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: New Museum east
Basket: NB187 P202
Notebook Page: NB 187, spread 20 (pp. 201 - 202)