Corinth Object: MF 2009 14
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2009 14
Title:   IRON KNIFE BLADE
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2009
Object Number:   14
Description:   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.
Material:   Iron
Condition:   Complete or intact. Seven joining fragments preserve complete blade and haft. Surface corroded.
Dimensions Actual:   L. 0.169, W. 0.028
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:   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.
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 6394, LOT 2009 088
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2010 4358
Image: digital 2014 0978
Basket: Nezi Field, context 6394