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[Corinth Object] MF 5264: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: COMIC ACTOR AS HERAKLES

Figurine of draped, standing, male, comic actor. Herakles. Figure stands with head turned slightly to left. Bent left arm juts out with hand resting just above hip, supporting object (quiver?) cradled ... Byz. coin in pit; rest Classical

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[Corinth Object] MF 5293: STEATITE SCAPULAR

Rectangular plaque, top of which rounded and cut by small knob, pierced for suspension. Back smooth. Front has carved image, leaving narrow smooth border. Carved away from frame figure of Christ in low ... 11th-12th c.

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[Corinth Object] MF 5314: BONE STYLUS (?)

Long stylus, oval in section, flat along one face, other rounded, tapering to pointed tip; widening to other end and also tapering in thickness from front to back, cut flat. Near the blunt end are incised ... Byzantine

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[Corinth Object] MF 5351: BRONZE UNGUENT SPOON

Unguent spoon with very long handle, round in section, widening from fine tip to 3/4 length, then tapering somewhat to base of tiny semicircular bowl tilted at angle to handle. Incised spiral on middle ... Byzantine, coin of John II (1118-1143)

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[Corinth Object] MF 5429: HELLENISTIC BRONZE FIBULA: AUCISSA TYPE

Narrow bow (cast) with ridges along the top, terminating in a flattened plaque with a knob at the end. Hinged pin. AUCISSA type. Bronze Fragment. Two fragments. Missing pin and end broken off ... Context Hellenistic; cf. Early Roman AUCISSA type from Delos (Delos XVIII p 293-294)

[Corinth Object] MF 5499: BRONZE PIN

Bronze pin with thin shaft, circular in section, tapering to a sharp point. Head small and pear-shaped, with a flat top. Incised groove around top of shaft separating it from head. Bronze Complete or intact ... 10th century

[Corinth Object] MF 5510: GLASS BEAKER

Tall beaker with vertical sides, beginning to taper toward foot Parts of three registers preserved, each separated by two horizontal wheel-cut grooves. Upper: circles(?) and short lines. Middle: vertical ... 3rd century or later (Corinth XII p. 101, # 642

[Corinth Object] MF 5655: RIBBED GLASS BOWL

Slightly convex bowl with vertical rim and slight tapered lip Exterior: single line of protruding lobes, about 15 degrees off vertical, mostly uniform size and spacing. Interior: single large wheel cut ... Based on Corinth 12

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[Corinth Object] MF 5657: GLASS OBJECTS

Bottle: thickened rounded rim flaring from cylindrical neck. Vertical body. Also knop stem of a goblet, handle of a lid Glass in pale yellow, colorless, turquoise blue, light green, dark blue, and light ... Bottle to 4th century by Davidson; knop stem correlates this (Cf. Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 364-365, Agora XXXIV #217-220)

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[Corinth Object] MF 5710: BRONZE LOOM COMB

Loom comb, consisting of hollow implement, triangular in section, widest at open top, tapering to tip where cut into 26 short, blunt teeth. Along upper edge, two holes on each side for rivets. Similar ... Byzantine, 11-12th c. according to Corinth 12

[Corinth Object] MF 5743: BRONZE PIN

Bronze pin with very thin, long shaft, circular in section, tapering to a sharp point at one end. Other end attached to separately made head. Head polygonal with fourteen facets, flat-topped, with four ... 4th century or later

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[Corinth Object] MF 5755: BRONZE PIN SHAFT

Very thin, long shaft of a bronze pin, circular in section, tapering to a fine point. Bronze Missing parts. Single fragment preserves shaft, most of tip; end of tip and head broken off. Shaft bent and ... Byzantine

[Corinth Object] MF 5778: BRONZE PIN HEAD

Head of an archaic bronze pin made of a small knob, then a large knob, below a flat disk with a small projection on top. Bronze Missing parts. Single fragment preserves head and small fragment of shaft; ... 7th or 6th century BCE

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[Corinth Object] MF 5808: BRONZE SPINDLE HOOK

Spindle hook consisting of hollow cone, tapering to solid tip bent up into hook. Tiny hole near top of socket. Bronze Missing parts. Intact except for small part of top of socket ... ? 84? Context at least 13th c.

[Corinth Object] MF 5824: BRONZE TWEEZERS-LIKE OBJECT

Bronze object made of a thick strip of metal, triangular with two lower corners cut off in section, folded over with a loop at the top and with the lower edges of arms curving slightly upwards. A thick ... Byzantine period

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[Corinth Object] MF 5833: BRONZE TWEEZERS

Tweezers consisting of a flat strap, folded to make a small loop at top, then pressed in and flaring out, curving in at blunt tips. Incised decoration: double wavy line on both sides, with dots in angles ... ? Byzantine? Coins to Turkish

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[Corinth Object] MF 5840: BRONZE THIMBLE

Thimble with rounded biconical profile, wider at bottom than top. Narrow reserved band at bottom and top; remainder covered with pin pricks. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact ... Byzantine; context date unknown

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[Corinth Object] MF 5842: BRONZE NEEDLE

Bronze needle with round shaft, pointed tip; opposite end round with small round eye just below tip. Bronze. Complete or intact. Intact but bent. Tip partly corroded ... Late Byzantine, coins at least late 11th-early 12th c.

[Corinth Object] MF 5922: MEDIEVAL GLASS UNGUENTARIUM

Unguentarium. 45 degree sloping shoulder, straight neck and lip. Applied coil along lip. Spiral ribs along entirety of body. Blue glass. Rare elongated bubbles along coiled ridges Fragment. 1 piece mended ... Based parallel from Egypt. Corinth XII p. 120, #795

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[Corinth Object] MF 6008: BONE STYLUS (?)

Stylus or pin consisting of a shaft, oval in section, with one pointed tapering tip; at other end flattening and widening slightly to make a kind of blade with round blunt tip. Near blunt tip a band W00.014, ... 1936/11/03

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[Corinth Object] MF 6091: TWO GOLD HAIR SPIRALS

Two identical spiral hair rings made of heavy gold wire nearly 0.003 m. thick, widening toward ends, which are rounded off. \incised decoration of herring-bone pattern near each end, and a cross incised ... 8th c. B.C.

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[Corinth Object] MF 6092: GEOMETRIC GOLD SPIRALS

Two identical spiral hair rings made of thin gold wire 0.001 m. thick. The wire is circular in section except at the ends where it has been twisted into spiral form. Pure Gold Complete or intact. Intact ... 8th c. BC

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[Corinth Object] MF 6114: GOLD FINGER RING

Flat hoop, wrought, with ends soldered together. Raised ring around the middle probably pure gold Complete or intact. Intact ... 8th c. BC

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[Corinth Object] MF 6135: STONE MOLD FOR JEWELRY

Rectangular slab with impressions in one face only, back and sides roughly smoothed, with projecting band along one long side, cut by notch. In top conical pour channel from edge connects to ornament consisting ... Context possibly Frankish

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[Corinth Object] MF 6136: STONE MOLD FOR JEWELRY

Thin rectangular slab, with impression in one surface: large disk (Diam. 0.025), surface largely missing, with zigzag border, field unintellible except for possible Sigma. Pour channel to one side of disk ... Context possibly Frankish

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[Corinth Object] MF 6160: BRONZE LOOM COMB

Loom comb, consisting of hollow implement, triangular in section, widest at open top, tapering to tip where cut into at least 21, sharp teeth. Along upper edge, five holes, with rivets remaining in two ... Byzantine; context date unknown; 11th or 12th c. according to Corinth 12

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[Corinth Object] MF 6173: BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH SPLIT RECTANGULAR BLADE

Bronze instrument, consisting of a round handle with blunt tip, widening and flattening into a long narrow flat blade with blunt tip, slightly split from side to side at the bottom. For surgical or medical ... Late Byzantine, context at least early 12th c.

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[Corinth Object] MF 6174: BRONZE IMPLEMENT WITH SPLIT RECTANGULAR BLADE

Instrument with elaborate handle, from top down: 3 oval beads separated by single reels, long rectangular segment which contracts to second, narrower rectangular segment, which in turn widens to long narrow ... Coins to John II (1118-1143)

[Corinth Object] MF 6215a: BRONZE SPINDLE HOOK

Spindle hook, consisting of hollow cone, tapering to solid tip bent up into a hook. Single hole at mid height to attach wooden stick. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact ... ? 84? Byzantine? Context 13th c.

[Corinth Object] MF 6224: BRONZE PIN

Bronze pin with thin shaft, square in section, and pear-shaped head with two raised rings below it. Similar to MF 5499. Bronze Missing parts. Single fragment preserves upper part of shaft, most of head ... 10th century context

[Corinth Object] MF 6263: GLASS KNIFE HANDLE

Straight cylindrical Dark black/blue with white trailed decoration glass around metal (iron?) core, bronze cap (detached) Missing parts. Handle intact with cracks, missing chips. Piece of iron knife blade ... Byzantine or later (published in Corinth XII)

[Corinth Object] MF 6304: BRONZE AWL

Bronze awl with thick shaft, circular in section, tapering to a blunt point. Shaft and head merged; top of head rounded. Circular hole through head 0.004 m from top. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact ... Probably 11th century

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[Corinth Object] MF 6403: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: SEATED FEMALE

The figure is seated on a wide-backed chair with curving legs. Hair dressed in curls around the face and knot behind. Chiton with short apoptygma and strongly emphasized upper border. Himation around ... Late 5th to early 4th c. B.C.

[Corinth Object] MF 6432: RIBBED GLASS BOWL

Bowl with slightly everted straight rim. Exterior: Continuous ribs of somewhat different thickness, a few degrees off vertical. Interior: wheel-cut groove at edge of rim. Light blue glass, mostly clean ... Corinth XII, p. 95 #598

[Corinth Object] MF 6433: RIBBED CAST GLASS BOWL

Vertical rim, slightly convex body Vertical ribs on exterior of body, non-parallel and of varying thickness. Two interior weel-cut grooves midway on body. Faint concentric scoring as body curves toward ... Corinth XII p. 95, #595

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[Corinth Object] MF 6459: BRONZE NEEDLE

Needle, blunt at one end, bowing slightly around hole, then tapering with shaft, upper part circular in section, lower part diamond-shaped in section, to sharp point. Groove from tip to hole, L00.006 hole, ... ? 84? Context Frankish

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[Corinth Object] MF 6485: BRONZE NEEDLE

Large sewing needle with shaft circular in section, tapering to fine point at one end, to blunt tip at other, below which a large eye. Head flattened and split, with elongated, narrow eye. Bronze Complete ... ? 11-12th c.?

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[Corinth Object] MF 6535: GEOMETRIC IRON PIN WITH BONE HEAD

Shaft, circular in section, passing entirely through ivory head with convex top and disk shaped knob at tip. Date 8th century BC Iron, ivory or bone Complete profile. Shaft broken, badly corroded. NB ...

[Corinth Object] MF 6539: GLASS STRAIGHT STEM GOBLET

Goblet. Flat foot with slight undulation to form downturned base for resting surface; cylindrical stem with slight pinch toward bottom; flaring conical cup; rim unknown. Faint pontil mark; bulging protuberance ...

[Corinth Object] MF 6540: GLASS STRAIGHT STEM GOBLET

Goblet. Flat foot with undulation, so resting surface is the central area under stem rather than edges of base; mostly cylindrical stem with bulge near body; wide flaring sides so far as is preserved ... 1937/04/19