Corinth Object: T 3255B
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   T 3255B
Title:   BRONZE DRESS PIN
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   T
Object Number:   3255
Object Suffix:   B
Related Objects:   T 3255A
Description:   Top of the straight pin head is a bowl-shaped disc with a lightly molded edge. At its center is a truncated cone-shaped finial topped with a tiny cone. Its underside is decorated with three grooves. Below are five flattened spheres of decreasing size and bit of shaft. Belongs to Kilian-Dirlmeier’s Archaic Type CII (I. Kilian-Dirlmeier, Nadeln der fruhhelladischen bis archaischen Zeit von der Peloponnes, Munich, 1984, pp. 260-262).
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Fragment. Fragment of pin head, broken tip of finial; corroded, mended.
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.17; max.Diam.0.010
Weight Description:   3.66 g
Weight:   3.66
Area:   North Cemetery
Context:   NB395 P389
Bibliography:   Corinth XIII, no. 274-1, p. 220, pl. 79.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: North Cemetery
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