Corinth Object: MF 2012 13
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2012 13
Title:   BONE FURNITURE JOINT
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2012
Object Number:   13
Description:   Bone tube with series of incised rings, in bands of three, separated by larger convex rings, with incised line down the middle, forming a frame (L. 0.037) around recessed plain tube (Th. of frame 0.007 ,Th. of plain tube 0.002); furniture joint? Cf. Corinth XII, nos. 870, 871 (MF 7848, MF 1738).
Decoration:   Polished exterior, unworked interior.
Material:   Bone
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., preserving one end and ca. 1/5 circumference of tube (or ca. 75-80 degrees of the circle). Some weathering on interior, worn on exterior.
Dimensions Preserved:   W. 0.027, L. 0.050
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. 0.04
Period:   Roman
Chronology:   Probably Roman based on Corinth XII.
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 704, LOT 2012 009
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2012 0720
Basket: Nezi Field, context 704