Corinth Object: MF 2013 6c
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2013 6c
Title:   BONE INLAY OR PLAQUE
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2013
Object Number:   6
Object Suffix:   c
Related Objects:   MF-2013-6A, MF-2013-6B
Description:   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 to a box, even though it has no attachment holes. Parallels: MF-71-147. Falls within the general group of Corinth XII #947-966.
Material:   Bone, not polished, light beige in color.
Condition:   Fragment. Approximately 1/3 of a bone plaque, 2 corners complete, back smooth
Dimensions Actual:   L. 0.026, Th. 0.003
Dimensions Preserved:   W. 0.019
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   late 5th/early 6th century CE based on the context of the parallel MF-71-147
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 1080, LOT 2013 008
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2013 0868
Basket: Nezi Field, context 1080