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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 4: BYZANTINE STEATITE SPINDLE WHORL

Spindle whorl or bead with flat base, sloping top surface, convex sides; central round hole, Diam. 0.007. Profile similar to MF 10032. Entire surface polished. Incised lines around circumference near ... Corinth XII, p. 298 ... MF 2012 4

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 6: BRONZE DISK

Round disk of thin sheet of bronze bent downward around edge; iron nail with globular head, round shaft, pierced through center of disk, used as fastener. Double incised groove around nail in center and ... 2012/04/11 ... MF 2012 6

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 7: IRON KNIFE OR SAW?

Knife or saw with single-edged blade with slight curve or bend on sharp side, possibly serrated with tiny teeth, but the travails of corrosion make a definite observation guesswork; pyramidal pointed haft ... Context dated to early 12th century ... MF 2012 7

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 8: BRONZE NEEDLE

Bronze needle, tapering from 0.005 to 0.001 in width from eye to tip, round in section, becomes flattened at end with eye (L. of hole 0.007, W. less than 0.001). Cf. MF 7215. Bronze Complete or intact ... MF 7215 also comes from a Late Byzantine context ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 9: BONE COUNTER

"Pebble-shaped" counter, round, nearly flat at top and bottom. Deeply cut cross on one side, with holes drilled at end of each arm. Similar to Corinth XII, nos. 1695, 1696 (MF 7015, MF 2543). Bone Complete ... Examples in Corinth XII are dated Late Roman or Byzantine ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 10: BYZANTINE BRONZE BRACELET

Bronze wire bracelet, hook and eye closure. Compare to MF 11424. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact. Slightly corroded and straightened. N 1004.22, E 261.78, H 86.09 ... 2012/04/16 ... Bronze wire bracelet, hook and eye closure. Compare to MF 11424.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 11: IRON KNIFE

Single-edged knife blade with short triangular haft. Tip of haft bent back at 90 degree angle. Iron Complete or intact. Heavily corroded but intact from blade to haft ... Based on context ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 12: BYZANTINE BRONZE BRACELET

Bracelet of bronze wire, round in section, flattened at one end and wrapped around wire, at least two times, forming a ring. See MF 11424, MF 2012-3. Bronze Missing parts. Single frgt., broken at one ... 2012/04/16 ... times, forming a ring. See MF 11424, MF 2012-3.