Corinth Object: MF 2009 26
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2009 26
Title:   STEATITE WHORL
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2009
Object Number:   26
Description:   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.
Material:   Purple stone with irregular white inclusions (steatite)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact, but slightly chipped.
Dimensions Actual:   Max. Diam. 0.023, Th. 0.009
Period:   Byzantine
Chronology:   date based on context
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 558
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2010 4328
Basket: Nezi Field, context 558