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| Large breast, hemispherical with pronounced button-like nipple. Hollow and handmade, possibly coiled; flat edge with bits of added clay where applied to missing plaque. Traces of white slip. Fine buff ... Context last quarter 4th c. |
| Life-sized finger, exactly which unclear. Finger extended, round in section and tapering to rounded tip with very faint rendering of two joints - upper one clearer - by slight swellings but no incised ... Classical, context mixed to Byzantine |
| Life-sized finger, possibly little finger of rt. hand. Finger extended, round in section and rounded at tip, widening at preserved base on proper lt. side as if for attachment ... Classical, context mixed to Byzantine |
| Kylix with wide stem foot, concave underside with small central depression, diam. 0.018. Tall solid stem widening into ovoid body with straight flaring profile, turning up nearly vertically to sharply ... Late Helladic III |
| Sauceboat with small ring foot, convex undersurface. Ovoid body with maximum diameter near median, inturned fine lip, which rises at one end into tall narrow spout with flaring, pointed tip. Horizontal ... Early Helladic II |
| Pin with shaft triangular in section, tapering from tip to head. At upper half, below head, shaft is incised with three spherical beads alternating with rectangular beads, topped by head in shape of a ... 4th-6th century (Corinth XII, p. 286, #2355) |
| Finger ring with hoop squared in section opposite the bezel, becoming rounded approaching the bezel, which is oval with beveled its two long sides on its underside. Gold (XRF 88% Au) Complete or intact ... 3rd/2nd c. B.C.- Early Empire , 1st c. A.C. |
| Stylus with shaft circular in section, tapering towards pointed ends. Similar to Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #s 1372 (MF 4311) and 1374 (MF 3958) Incised mid-shaft with diagonal hatching between two sets ... 12th century, ΝPD |
| Circular lead seal. Obverse: Alexios Komninos, standing frontal, wears a crown with tassles falling on either side of his head down to the level of his chin. He holds a globus cruciger in his left hand ... Reign of Alexios I: 1081-1118 |
| Button with flat base, slightly convex top; corresponds to Profile type I, Corinth XII, p. 299. Ivory Complete or intact. Intact. Light wear all over ... According to Corinth XII, p. 297, bone and ivory buttons at Corinth do not date later than the Byzantine period (10-12th c. A. C.). |
| Bronze finger ring with two strands wound together to form a hoop, strands flattened at ends and pressed against flat, circular disk attached to bottom of the collet. Deep collet with applied twisted band ... Based on parallels, ring may date from Late Roman (6th or 7th c.) to Byzantine (11th or 12th c. A.C.). |
| Terracotta figurine of a female figure, draped, seated, right hand in lap. Wears a short-sleeved chiton and incised bracelet on wrist. Deep diagonal folds fall from lap. Holds plektron in right hand. Similar ... late 3rd to first half 4th century as per Agora T 720 |
| Bronze bead, probably from an earring. Spherical with a round hole through the horizontal axis. Hollow. Similar to MF 5815 and MF 09-34. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, slightly corroded ... possibly Frankish (based on context) |
| Pendant. Spherical slightly rounded ovoid body with a vertical rounded loop on the top for suspension. Hollow; made of two halves soldered together. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, but heavily corroded ... based on context |
| Bronze weight, disk with raised top and bottom edge and boss in center of top and bottom. Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII, p. 209, no. 1595, Pl. 94). Bronze Complete or intact. Intact MM ... 9th-12th c. (Corinth XII, p. 206) |
| Rectangular jug with thick rim, folded outward, then back, vertical strap handle, wide, joined to neck just under rim by a number of glass folds. On back of handle, vertical, parallel, thinly-incised ... 1st-2nd c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 104). |
| Bronze thimble with convex sides, open top, depressed dots on surface in parallel vertical lines, top and bottom edge bordered by double incised grooves. Similar to MF 7205. Bronze Complete or intact ... Corinth XII, p. 175 |
| Bronze stylus, with shaft round in section, pointed at one end and flat, blunt at the other. Similar to Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1349 Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, bent ... Corinth XII, p. 185 |
| Hard gray limestone weight, doubly truncated sphere with shallow depressions gouged at the bottom and top. Cf. MF 4434, MF 5550 (Corinth XII, p. 214, nos. 1657-1658, pl. 97), MF 1995 8. Four librae equal ... Corinth XII, p. 207 |
| Earring with bronze wire hoop circular in section (Th. 0.001), added fine copper wire decoration, copper hook and eye clasp. Similar to MF 8226 (Corinth XII, p. 252, no. 2025, pl. 108). Bronze, copper ... 11th and 12th A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 250). |
| Circular lead seal. Stringhole down axis. stamp. Obverse: bird, raised dots on torso (?), encircled by Kyrie boethei to so doulo. Reverse: in Greek Nik(ē)ta / B(asilikōi) spath(a)r(o)k/(a)[n]didatōi ... 10th-early 11th based on emblem on obverse (Corinth XII, p. 312). First half 11th c. by Beatrice Caseau and J.-Cl. Cheynet (Prof. of Byzantine History, University of Paris IV, Director, Center of Research ... |
| Bronze key with a hollow cylindrical shaft with wards at one end and pierced semicircular edge at the other, to which is attached a movable ring-handle with notched incisions around the circumference and ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 138). |
| Door hinge or padlock with long cylindrical projecting spike, bent at top to attach to a hollow cylinder with a raised band at each end. At bottom of cylinder small iron piece attached, iron nail head ... 11th-12th c. A.C., if padlock (Corinth XII, pp. 137-138). |
| Key with short, thick shaft, simple wards in trapezoidal shape and an immovable ring-handle. Cf. MF 2191 (Corinth XII, p. 138, no. 984, pl. 70), MF 1989 5. Iron Complete profile. Single fragment preserving ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 137). |
| Iron knife blade, single-edged, triangular, with long, slender, pointed haft for insertion in a handle. Cf. Corinth XII, p. 203, nos. 1567-1573, pl. 93. Iron Complete or intact. Seven joining fragments ... Based on the contents of the well. The blades in Corinth XII date from the 7th to the Byzantine period or later with no difference in shape. |
| Bronze buckle with thin, flat cast plate in the form of a truncated ellipse, two hinges at the straight end; on the bottom, two loops at 90 degree angle to the hinges, third loop at the center of the curved ... 10th-11th (Corinth XII, p. 269). No later than 12th c., probably at least a century earlier (Corinth XII, p. 273, no. 2220) |
| Carnelian gemstone, thin, rectangular, flat top and bottom surfaces, with bevelled edges; two dark veins run within the stone. Carnelian Complete or intact. Intact. Excellent condition ... Possibly 14th c. (T. Antonaras 2010) |
| Bronze weight, disk with slightly concave top surface with boss in center. Bottom flat, faint incised line near edge, depression in center. Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII, p. 209, no. 1595, Pl. 94). Bronze ... (9th - 12th c. (Corinth XII, p. 206)) |
| Clover-shaped coil base with concave bottom, circular fracture from blow pipe or pontil on bottom; coil base attached; vertical wall flaring slightly. Similar to MF 68-250. Greenish yellow glass with few, ... Based on find context of MF 68-250 (Lot 5294) |
| Bronze loom comb. Single piece of bronze, V-shaped in profile, with 13 triangular teeth on the narrow side and a single hole pierced through each side of the wider portion for attachment to a handle ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Bone tube (handle?) with the natural shape of tibia, curves slightly towards the narrow end. Max. Th. 0.0015. Similar to MF-5568 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1419). Bone Missing parts. Single fragment; ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Button. Flat bottom with a rounded profile, tapering to a small flat top. Single circular holes vertical and horizontal axes. Max. Diam. of vertical hole 0.006; max. diam of horizontal hole 0.01. Similar ... Corinth XII 2585, p.302 |
| Finger ring with a thin, flat, oval shaped hoop, widening to a broad, slightly thickened oval bezel. Shape similar to Corinth XII, Type G, e.g. MF 13731. Bronze Fragment. One fragment preserves the bezel ... Roman to Byzantine (based on type) |
| Whorl with a flat resting surface and echinoid profile tapering to a flat top. Body pierced vertically by a round hole (diam. of hole 0.007). Similar to MF 74-2. Purple stone with irregular white inclusions ... date based on context |
| Bead with an irregularly shaped, discoid body and a vertical central hole (Diam. of hole 0.008). Similar to MF 2545. Variegated blue and green clear glass, white clear glass Complete or intact. Almost ... Byzantine? based on find context |
| Beaker with a low torus ring foot, rounded resting surface and a deep concave undersurface, convex body flares gradually outward to a rounded, slightly outward thickened lip. Similar to MF 7512, MF 7518, ... Late 13th-early 14th c. (Williams, Hesperia 62, 1993, p. 30) |
| Goblet with a flat disk foot with a concave undersurface and a narrow rounded resting surface, short cylindrical stem to a steeply tapering convex body. Pontil mark on base. As MF 6539. Green transparent ... Late 10th to Early 11th c. AD (based on context date) |
| Circular lead seal. Obverse: blank with deep vertical channel. Reverse: seated male figure with a sword in his right hand, possibly Isaac I. Similar to Zacos and Veglery 1972, v. 1, no. 86a-c (Isaac I, ... 1085-1087 (based on Zacos and Veglery) |
| Flat rectangular inlay with a row of three pierced holes (side, middle, side) roughly parallel to the short end for attachment. Diam. of side holes 0.003, Diam. of center hole 0.006. Similar to MF 6353 ... based on context |
| Very thin bronze token. Six wedge-shaped indentations emanating from center, only one punched completely through and two others partially punched, and crescent indentations between edges of wedges. Narrow ... based on context |
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