Corinth Object: MF 2005 49
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2005 49
Title:   IVORY SPINDLE OR PIN
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2005
Object Number:   49
Description:   Spindle or pin with round shaft.
Decoration:   Elaborately decorated head with different mouldings, inserted disk bordered by raised rings, oval portion, groove bordered by raised rings, hemispherical portion with incision around top, short thick cylindrical portion topped by wide cylinder incised by two grooves, thin cylinder on top. Decorative elements similar to MF-275 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 2299), MF-4081 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1424), and MF-5579 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1425).
Material:   Ivory
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., broken at both ends.
Manufacture:   Lathe-turned
Dimensions Actual:   Th. 0.012
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.043
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Chronology:   1st or 2nd c. based on comparanda in Corinth 12
Area:   Panaghia north
Context:   NB969 B26 P82
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia north
Image: bw 2008 069 18
Basket: NB969 B26 P82