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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 66: WHITE MARBLE CROSS

Very thick white marble cross, possibly from relief. Cross, with concave carving on surface, ends with two concave carvings towards corners at end of arm. Arm of cross tapers toward center. Similar to ... mid 13th c. based on context of comparanda ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2012 67: IRON CRESCENT-SHAPED ATTACHMENT

Crescent-shaped iron attachement. One end tapers slightly to point, other tapers more sharply to rounded point. Iron. Complete or intact. Iron object, possibly complete(?), with surface very badly corroded ... Based on context ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 1: TERRACOTTA MASK

Mask, female face, Archaizing style: thick strands of tight spirally-curled ringlets, three strands falling to left of face, with hair ties at regular intervals; large almond-shaped eyes with raised outline, ... Rough fabric is consistent with other figurines of the Roman period from Corinth, e.g. MF-84-47, MF-84-16, MF-83-59. Heavily rimmed eyes typical of Roman figurines, e.g. Corinth XII, 413, 443-446 (all ... MF 2013 1

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 2: BRONZE PENDANT

Teardrop-shaped pendant with slight ridge along the center line, rectangular loop with rounded corners (H. 0.007, L. 0.006, Th. 0.002). Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, surface somewhat corroded. OT ... 2013/04/10 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 3: BONE SPINDLE

Head of bone spindle, with hole on top for turning. Broken at other end where shaft would have been attached. Narrow central depression flanked on either side by single groove. Flared at either end. Parallel ... 2013/04/11 ... shape to MF 1971-65; parallel in function to MF 9716.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 4: IRON BUCKLE

Oval buckle, circular in section, with a short tongue set in middle of long side. The side that the trongue is attached to is thinner (Th. 0.004). Similar in shape to MF-2001-032, but much smaller. Iron ... 2013/04/17 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 5: BRONZE TACK

Small bronze tack with shank square in section curved toward the head. Domed head. Shape similar to MF 5496, MF 4770. Bronze Complete or intact. Some corrosion ... 2013/04/17 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 6a: BONE INLAY OR PLAQUE

Square cut thin plaque or inlay. Decoration consists of two sets of two concentric circles (external two diameters 0.028, 0.024; internal two diameters 0.010, 0.006). Probably a bone inlay for attachment ... late 5th/early 6th century CE based on context date of the parallel MF-71-147 ... attachment holes. Cf. MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 6b: BONE INLAY OR PLAQUE

Square cut thin plaque or inlay. Decoration consists of two sets of two concentric circles, attempt at third circle in external group not completed or very worn (external three diameters 0.026, 0.024, ... late 5th/early 6th century CE based on the context date of the parallel MF-71-147 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 6c: BONE INLAY OR PLAQUE

Square cut thin plaque or inlay. Decoration consists of two sets of two concentric cirles (external two diameters 0.026, 0.023; internal two diameters 0.009, 0.007). Probably a bone inlay for attachment ... late 5th/early 6th century CE based on the context of the parallel MF-71-147 ... MF-71-147. Falls within the

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 7a: BRONZE HEMISPHERICAL DISK OR BOSS

Hemispherical bronze disk, hollow, with smooth convex exterior surface, rougher concave interior surface. No trace of attachment for shaft as for nail or boss. Bronze Complete or intact. Complete hemispherical ... 2013/04/19 ... MF-2013-7B

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 7b: BRONZE HEMISPHERICAL DISK OR BOSS

Hemispherical bronze disk, hollow, with attachment on concave interior surface. Bronze Missing parts. Bronze hemispherical disk, with traces of broken-off attachment on concave inner surface. Some corrosion ... 2013/04/19 ... than MF-2013-7A.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 8: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF SQUATTING PREGNANT OR OVERWEIGHT WOMAN (BAUBO?)

Mouldmade terracotta figurine of nude or partially draped woman, squatting with right leg drawn up beside stomach. Large breast rests atop large, protruding (possibly pregnant) stomach. Ridge continuing ... 2013/04/19 ... MF 2013 8

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 9: GILDED BRONZE BUCKLE

Gilded bronze buckle with one preserved squared short side attached to oval-shaped loop. Short side has two holes in corners (Diam. 0.0015) and hollow underneath, with small strips of bronze for reinforment ... 2013/04/17 ... MF 2013 9

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 10: CLASSICAL BRONZE HANDLE

Bronze handle with leaf-shaped attachment at the bottom; three molded lines, horizontal to the shaft, where shaft meets attachment; shaft is triangular at base, becomes oval at the top. Cf. bronze handles ... Similar bronze handle (Corinth XII no. 522) dated 5th or 4th based on a comparandum from Olynthos (Robinson Olynthus X.661) ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 11: TERRACOTTA MATRONA FIGURINE

Statuette of a draped adult holding a nude male child with the lt hand at the child's lt hip. Shallow relief. Hollow, moldmade. Close parallel to figure of Matrona and Child (British Museum Inv. 1905) ... late 3rd-early 4th, based on comparandum with BM figurine ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 12: BRONZE EYELASH

Rectangular sheet of bronze with one side serrated, forming eyelashes. Sides curve back. Similar to bronze eyelashes belonging to S-2682 (Corinth 20, p. 361, fig. 21.15); also MF-1979, MF-2635, and MF-2015-58 ... 2013/05/15 ... 21.15); also MF-1979, MF-2635, and MF-2015-58. Cf. Thermon

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 13: AGATE GEMSTONE WITH APHRODITE HOPLISMENE (ARMED)

Oval agate, black and brown with white veins. Engraved image of Aphrodite Hoplismeni. Standing on plinth with weight on lt leg, rt leg bent with foot resting on an indistinct object. Lt arm extended across ... 1st - 2nd c AD, based on comparanda ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 14: TERRACOTTA MOLD: RELIEF VESSEL

Mould with convex body. On interior, three concentric circles around base formed by impressed triangles, with wide end of triangle set between the narrow points of the triangle in the line above. Above ... 2013/05/31 ... MF 2013 14

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 15: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DRAPED MALE WITH STAFF?

Figurine of draped standing male, weight on left leg, rt. leg bent and slightly forward, both arms bent and held forward across belly carrying an indistinct object (possibly a staff or snake). Protruding ... Date based on parallel with MF 1983 46 ... unworked. See MF 1983 46.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 16: SOAPSTONE VESSEL

Soapstone cooking vessel with straight walls, rounded lip. Horizontal ribbing below lip, five ribs visible. Bluish-gray soapstone (pietra ollare) Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of rim; broken ... Late Byzantine by context ... MF 2013 16

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 17: TERRACOTTA MOLD: RELIEF BOWL OR PLATE

Mould with straight flaring walls. On interior, three bands of impressed ornamental linear decoration, probably from rim zone. From top to bottom: egg and dart, dividing line, ovolo, and guilloche. Underneath ... 2013/05/31 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 18: ARCHAIC GOLD, SILVER, AND IRON PIN

Gold-guilded silver and iron pin. Head made of silver, composed of five stacked disks. Top disk gold-guilded with flower design. Iron pin shaft rectangular in section near head turns to circular lower ... Archaic based on parallels, all from sanctuaries ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 19: BRONZE PIN

Pin with head of two tiers of disks: top tier has four stacked disks (Diam. 0.005), bottom tier has two (Diam. 0.004). Thin shaft round in section. Cf. MF-14326: head similar but shaft different, Killian ... 2013/06/06 ... MF-14326: head similar but shaft ... (MF-2013-18) and bronze ring (MF-2013-21) embedded in white clay

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 20: STEATITE SPINDLE WHORL OR BUTTON WITH INCISED DECORATION

Spindle whorl or button, biconical in shape, with round straight perforation. On upper surface of body, incised triangles filled with net pattern alternate with motif of three oblique lines with dotted ... 11th century (?) ... MF-1969-336, MF-1974-4.

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 21: BRONZE RING

Bronze ring, round in section, with bronze wire, round in section, adjoining the ring in two places, possibly as additional wrapped level (?). Bronze Fragment. Single fragment preserving one intact loop, ... 2013/06/06 ... MF 2013 21

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 22: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DRAPED FEMALE WITH INFANT AND VESSEL

Figurine of draped standing female, weight on rt. leg, lt. leg slightly bent. Rt. arm bent at elbow and held forward across body, cradling an infant, lt. arm at side. Lt. hand rests on top of a wide-mouthed ... Date based on paralell with MF 1988 6 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 23: ENGRAVED CARNELIAN BEZEL FROM FINGER RING

Oval gemstone with flat front and back, bevelled edges so face larger than back. See MF-1983-40 for stone, shape, and cut. In intaglio. Man standing contraposto, facing lt., groundline, nude with cloak ... Coins are late 2nd-early 3rd c ... back. See MF-1983-40 for

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 24: BONE HINGE

Hinge for box or chest. Cylindrical tube, male and female end for attachment, hole in one side extending through middle of object, but not through to other side; vertical groove on opposite side. Bone ... Cf. Corinth 12, cat. 872-874, dated to 2nd century ... MF 2013 24

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 25: GLASS WITH GOLD LEAF INSERTED BETWEEN WALLS

Vessel with curved body, orientation unknown, walls formed with gold leaf inserted in-between. Obverse smooth; reverse with parallel grooves, probably from a corrogated marver. Glass, clear colorless, ... 2013/06/17 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 26: LEAD WHEEL

Circular lead wheel, likely from a toy wagon or chariot. Four spokes connecting central axle to rim. Central axle projects further than rim. Cf. Corinth XII, cat. 2885, but of bronze. Lead Complete or ... Possibly Roman or Late Roman? Date based on parallel ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 27: FUNNEL MOUTH GLASS FLASK OR JAR WITH TRAIL

Jar or flask with funnel mouth. Flared neck, squared rim, slightly thickened on exterior. Applied horizontal trail around circumference of neck, Th. 0.004, H. 0.041 from lip, in same glass color as vessel ... Cf. Agora 34, cat. 356-364; Jalame, cat. 217-223 (trail too high). These have trails around rims though, which this piece does not ... MF 2013 27

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 28: FUNNEL MOUTH GLASS FLASK OR JAR WITH SPIRAL TRAIL

Funnel mouth jar or flask with cylindrical neck, flared mouth, rounded, flaring rim, infolded. Spiral trail applied around perimeter of neck and mouth, protruding at neck, Th. 0.005, thinner and more delicate ... Cf. Jalame, cat. 284-288, without trail ... MF 2013 28

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 29: GLASS GOBLET WITH VERTICAL STEPPED FOOT, KNOP STEM

Goblet with stepped, thin walled foot, tooled from beaded knop stem. Annular pontil mark 0.008 on underside of stem. Glass, pale green Fragment. Single frgt., preserving stem and upper part of foot; missing ... 2013/04/17 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 30: GLASS KNOP STEM GOBLET

Goblet. Splayed, bell-shaped foot, tooled out of knop stem. Round, slightly convex lower surface of vessel body where meets stem, with walls flaring outward. Traces of pontil mark. Glass, light blueish ... 2013/04/17 ... MF 2013 30

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 31: GLASS FOOTED STEMLESS GOBLET

Footed goblet. Round bottom of body, with rough broken edges where attached to foot. Flaring vessel walls. Shape of foot unknown, but comparanda suggest would be flaring bell shaped. Glass, greenish. Fragment ... Cf. Agora 34, cat. 340-341 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 32: CONICAL GLASS LAMP WITH KNOB BASE

Conical lamp. Thick, heavy ovoid knob base. Concave top, with beginnings of flaring vessel walls. Rough edges from pontil ring on underside, Diam. 0.025. No visible seam, suggesting base was tooled from ... Agora 34, cat. 268-369; MF 12771 (context late 5th/early 6th c.) ... MF 2013 32

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 33: BOWL WITH DEEP KICK

Bowl (?). Bottom with conical deep kick, half moon toolmark (L. 0.007) at center of indentation. One third circumference of annular pontil, Diam. At least 0.025. Shape unknown; identification based on ... Agora 34, cat. 382, 391; Corinth 12, cat. 691, 692 ... MF

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[Corinth Object] MF 2013 34: GLASS TUBULAR FOOT GOBLET

Goblet. Tubular ring base with double walled foot, mostly flat. Narrowed where base connects to stem. Knop stem with hollow interior and exterior vertical tool mark. Lower walls of vessel flaring outward ... At least second half of 5th century, probably later ... MF 2013 34