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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 7: BYZANTINE LIMESTONE SPHERICAL WEIGHT

Hard gray limestone weight, doubly truncated sphere with shallow depressions gouged at the bottom and top. Cf. MF 4434, MF 5550 (Corinth XII, p. 214, nos. 1657-1658, pl. 97), MF 1995 8. Four librae equal ... Corinth XII, p. 207 ... Cf. MF 4434, MF 5550 ... 1657-1658, pl. 97), MF 1995 8.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 8: BRONZE LID

Bronze lid with stepped vertical rim, convex body, cylindrical, hollow knob with three raised horizontal bands where attached to body and flat top. Very thin, but sturdy, sheet of bronze. Bronze Complete ... 2009/04/27 ... MF 2009 8

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 9: LATE BYZANTINE BRONZE EARRING

Earring with bronze wire hoop circular in section (Th. 0.001), added fine copper wire decoration, copper hook and eye clasp. Similar to MF 8226 (Corinth XII, p. 252, no. 2025, pl. 108). Bronze, copper ... 11th and 12th A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 250) ... MF 2009 9

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 10: LEAD SEAL

Circular lead seal. Stringhole down axis. stamp. Obverse: bird, raised dots on torso (?), encircled by Kyrie boethei to so doulo. Reverse: in Greek Nik(ē)ta / B(asilikōi) spath(a)r(o)k/(a)[n]didatōi ... 10th-early 11th based on emblem on obverse (Corinth XII, p. 312). First half 11th c. by Beatrice Caseau and J.-Cl. Cheynet (Prof. of Byzantine History, University of Paris IV, Director, Center of Research ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 11: BRONZE KEY

Bronze key with a hollow cylindrical shaft with wards at one end and pierced semicircular edge at the other, to which is attached a movable ring-handle with notched incisions around the circumference and ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 138) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 12: IRON DOOR HINGE OR PADLOCK

Door hinge or padlock with long cylindrical projecting spike, bent at top to attach to a hollow cylinder with a raised band at each end. At bottom of cylinder small iron piece attached, iron nail head ... 11th-12th c. A.C., if padlock (Corinth XII, pp. 137-138) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 13: IRON KEY

Key with short, thick shaft, simple wards in trapezoidal shape and an immovable ring-handle. Cf. MF 2191 (Corinth XII, p. 138, no. 984, pl. 70), MF 1989 5. Iron Complete profile. Single fragment preserving ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 137) ... MF 2009 13

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 14: IRON KNIFE BLADE

Iron knife blade, single-edged, triangular, with long, slender, pointed haft for insertion in a handle. Cf. Corinth XII, p. 203, nos. 1567-1573, pl. 93. Iron Complete or intact. Seven joining fragments ... Based on the contents of the well. The blades in Corinth XII date from the 7th to the Byzantine period or later with no difference in shape ... MF 2009 14

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 15: BRONZE BUCKLE

Bronze buckle with thin, flat cast plate in the form of a truncated ellipse, two hinges at the straight end; on the bottom, two loops at 90 degree angle to the hinges, third loop at the center of the curved ... 10th-11th (Corinth XII, p. 269). No later than 12th c., probably at least a century earlier (Corinth XII, p. 273, no. 2220) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 16: CARNELIAN GEMSTONE

Carnelian gemstone, thin, rectangular, flat top and bottom surfaces, with bevelled edges; two dark veins run within the stone. Carnelian Complete or intact. Intact. Excellent condition ... Possibly 14th c. (T. Antonaras 2010) ... MF 2009 16

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 17: BRONZE WEIGHT OF HALF-UNCIA

Bronze weight, disk with slightly concave top surface with boss in center. Bottom flat, faint incised line near edge, depression in center. Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII, p. 209, no. 1595, Pl. 94). Bronze ... (9th - 12th c. (Corinth XII, p. 206)) ... Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII,