Corinth Object: MF 1976 136
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 1976 136
Title:   BRONZE IMPLEMENT
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Category Code:   MF
Year:   1976
Object Number:   136
Description:   Rod, circular in section, slightly flattened and bifurcated at each end, with prongs slanting outwards away from each other. At one end one of two prongs missing. Possibly a netting needle, although shape is not quite right. Could also be for medical use, or for another unknown function.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Missing parts. Single frgt., shaft and one end, missing other. Surface corroded.
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.117
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:   Context sixth BC-First AC
Area:   Temple Hill
Context:   Temple Hill, Archaic gravel fill with Early Roman disturbance
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple Hill
Image: bw 1982 029 15
Basket: Temple Hill, Archaic gravel fill with Early Roman disturbance