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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 5352 (Corinth XII, p.

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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) ... ring-handle. Cf. MF 2191 (Corinth ... 70), MF 1989 5.

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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) ... end. See MF 7145 (Corinth ... 115), MF 2843 (Corinth XII,

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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)) ... MF 2009 17

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 18: QUARTZ PYRAMIDAL CRYSTAL

Quartz crystal, hexagonal in section in the lower part, topped by pyramidal upper part. Similar to MF 7523c (unpublished). Quartz Fragment. Single fragment preserving part of crystal of unknown height, ... 2009/05/27 ... upper part. Similar to MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 19: GLASS CUP

Clover-shaped coil base with concave bottom, circular fracture from blow pipe or pontil on bottom; coil base attached; vertical wall flaring slightly. Similar to MF 68-250. Greenish yellow glass with few, ... Based on find context of MF 68-250 (Lot 5294) ... flaring slightly. Similar to MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 20: BRONZE LOOM COMB

Bronze loom comb. Single piece of bronze, V-shaped in profile, with 13 triangular teeth on the narrow side and a single hole pierced through each side of the wider portion for attachment to a handle ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 ... MF-5710 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1229) and MF-7224.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 21: BONE TUBE

Bone tube (handle?) with the natural shape of tibia, curves slightly towards the narrow end. Max. Th. 0.0015. Similar to MF-5568 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1419). Bone Missing parts. Single fragment; ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 ... Similar to MF-5568 (Davidson

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 22: GLASS DISK

Flattened ovoid disk w/ a plain bottom and an uneven top covered with drops of blue glass. Similar to MF 7912. Glass Complete or intact. Intact, slightly chipped ... 2009/05/27 ... MF 7912.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 23: BONE BUTTON

Button. Flat bottom with a rounded profile, tapering to a small flat top. Single circular holes vertical and horizontal axes. Max. Diam. of vertical hole 0.006; max. diam of horizontal hole 0.01. Similar ... Corinth XII 2585, p.302 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 24: BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL

Circular lead seal with part of the pour channel (triangular shape) from the seal mold attached to one side. Obverse: standing frontal figure with halo. Reverse: illegible monogram. Lead Fragment. Single ... 2009/05/04 ... MF 2009 24

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 25: BRONZE FINGER RING

Finger ring with a thin, flat, oval shaped hoop, widening to a broad, slightly thickened oval bezel. Shape similar to Corinth XII, Type G, e.g. MF 13731. Bronze Fragment. One fragment preserves the bezel ... Roman to Byzantine (based on type) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 26: STEATITE WHORL

Whorl with a flat resting surface and echinoid profile tapering to a flat top. Body pierced vertically by a round hole (diam. of hole 0.007). Similar to MF 74-2. Purple stone with irregular white inclusions ... date based on context ... 0.007). Similar to MF 74-2.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 27a: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

Truncated cone vessel with a round flat base (Th. 0.014), with even, smooth surface. Straight, ribbed walls (Th. 0.007). On wall and base inner suface incised concentric lines, left during vase manufacturing ... 2009/05/05 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 27b: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

See MF-2009-27A. Soapstone (pietra ollare) Fragment. Single frgt., preserving small portion of wall. WM ... 2009/05/05 ... See MF-2009-27A.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 27c: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

See MF-2009-27A. Soapstone (pietra ollare) Fragment. Single frgt., preserving very small part of wall. WM ... 2009/05/07 ... MF-2009-27A, MF-2009-27B

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 28: VARIEGATED GLASS BEAD

Bead with an irregularly shaped, discoid body and a vertical central hole (Diam. of hole 0.008). Similar to MF 2545. Variegated blue and green clear glass, white clear glass Complete or intact. Almost ... Byzantine? based on find context ... MF 2009 28

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 29: GLASS PRUNTED BEAKER

Beaker with a low torus ring foot, rounded resting surface and a deep concave undersurface, convex body flares gradually outward to a rounded, slightly outward thickened lip. Similar to MF 7512, MF 7518, ... Late 13th-early 14th c. (Williams, Hesperia 62, 1993, p. 30) ... Similar to MF 7512, MF 7518,

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 30: GLASS CUP

Cup with globular body and slightly flaring vertical rounded rim. The rim and body were made separately and attached. Pale green transparent glass with common very small round bubbles, purplish red transparent ... 2009/06/09 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 31: BRONZE EARRING

Earring consisting of a single piece of bronze wire, circular in section (Th. 0.001), fashioned into a circular hoop with a hook on one end and a loop formed by folding the wire over onto itself on the ... 2009/05/28 ... other. Similar to MF 5741.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 32: BRONZE EARRING

Earring with a single piece of wire tapered at one end and shaped into a hoop, a flattened spherical hollow bead threaded and soldered onto the wire near the other end; the wire continues through the opposite ... 2009/05/29 ... MF 2009 32

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 33: BRONZE BELL

Bell. Flat resting surface, conical body with circular opening, flattened vertical oval loop with circular hole. Smooth exterior surface. Apex of interior has one large and one small pierced holes for ... 2009/06/03 ... MF 2009 33

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 34: BRONZE EARRING

Earring with a curved wire terminating in a spherical bead covered with impressed(?) circles; the bead was attached to the loop by a second, very thin, piece of wire which wrapped around the base of the ... 2009/06/04 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 35: GLASS GOBLET

Goblet with a flat disk foot with a concave undersurface and a narrow rounded resting surface, short cylindrical stem to a steeply tapering convex body. Pontil mark on base. As MF 6539. Green transparent ... Late 10th to Early 11th c. AD (based on context date) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 36: BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL

Circular lead seal. Obverse: blank with deep vertical channel. Reverse: seated male figure with a sword in his right hand, possibly Isaac I. Similar to Zacos and Veglery 1972, v. 1, no. 86a-c (Isaac I, ... 1085-1087 (based on Zacos and Veglery) ... MF 2009 36

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 37: BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL

Circular lead seal. Obverse: human figure. Reverse: illegible, perhaps some letters. Lead Complete or intact. Intact, but slightly chipped and heavily corroded ... 2009/04/06 ... MF 2009 37

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 38: BYZANTINE LEAD SEAL

Circular lead seal. Obverse: torso of a beardless male figure with short curly hair; halo around head; draped body with right hand folded across his chest. Reverse: illegible inscription. Similar to Zacos ... 2009/05/27 ... MF 2009 38

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 39: BONE INLAY

Flat rectangular inlay with a row of three pierced holes (side, middle, side) roughly parallel to the short end for attachment. Diam. of side holes 0.003, Diam. of center hole 0.006. Similar to MF 6353 ... based on context ... Similar to MF 6353 and MF 1924.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 40a: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

Soapstone vessel with straight concave wall and probably flat base. Ribbed surface outside. Incised horizontal lines left during manufacturing inside. (Note that MF-2009-40A was previously identified as ... 2009/05/14 ... MF-2009-40B

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 40b: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

See MF-2009-40A. (Note that MF-2009-40B was previously identified as MF-2009-27C. K. Petrole, January 2015.) Soapstone (pietra ollare) Fragment. Single frgt., preserving small portion of base and wall ... 2009/05/14 ... MF-2009-40A

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[Corinth Object] MF 2009 41: BRONZE TOKEN

Very thin bronze token. Six wedge-shaped indentations emanating from center, only one punched completely through and two others partially punched, and crescent indentations between edges of wedges. Narrow ... based on context ... MF 2009 41

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[Corinth Object] MF 2010 1: STAMPED CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT

Concial loomweight with flat base, low bevel (H. 0.007), convex sides tapering to rounded top; suspension hole 0.011 from top. Profile X, as MF-4101 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1167), MF-2848 (Davidson ... 350-300 B.C. (Corinth 12, p. 159) ... Profile X, as MF-4101 (Davidson ... MF-2848 (Davidson 1952, Corinth ... MF-10818.