| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2015 38 | |
| Title: | IRON KNIFE BLADE | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2015 | |
| Object Number: | 38 | |
| Description: | Large iron single-edged knife blade, thick and flat along top, thinning toward bottom cutting edge; lower edge curving up to sharp point. Haft likely rectangular for insertion into handle. Similar to MF-5913 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1572), MF-1996-62, and MF-2014-20. | |
| Material: | Iron. | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single frgt., broken at one end at start of haft; missing haft. Surface corroded. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W. 0.024, Th. 0.003 (bottom), Th. 0.006 (top) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.131 | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | based on context, comparanda Byzantine in Corinth 12 | |
| Area: | Temple E, Southeast | |
| Context: | Temple E, Southeast, context 726, LOT 2015 004 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple E, Southeast Image: digital 2015 3319 Image: digital 2015 3320 Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 726 |
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