Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 2015 60 | |
Title: | BRONZE PENDANT | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Year: | 2015 | |
Object Number: | 60 | |
Old Number: | Coin 2015-390 (number lapsed) | |
Description: | Very thin bronze pendant. Single suspension hole at top punched into border decoration. Somewhat similar to medallion with Arabic script 08.05.214 from the Janho Coin Collection of James B. Duke Library, Furman University. | |
Decoration: | One side: large central star with raised edges and surrounded by complete outline of dots, dots between arms extending outward to varying lengths; around star, five crescents each with four curving lines inside; between crescents (and almost connecting to points of star), five roughly triangular shapes, with outer border convex, and single dot inside shape; encircling line; 26 five-pointed stars as border. Reverse: many loosely curving lines in undiscernable pattern, one line ending in spade; outline of small six-petalled rosette; eight small triangular dashes toward right side; encircling line; 37 circles as border. | |
Material: | Bronze. | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact. | |
Dimensions Actual: | Diam. 0.04, Th. 0.001 | |
Area: | Julian Basilica | |
Context: | Julian Basilica | |
Findspot Description: | Found in Julian Basilica while surface cleaning May 26, 2015; formerly Coin 2015-390. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Julian Basilica Image: digital 2015 3288 Image: digital 2015 3289 Basket: Julian Basilica |