Corinth Object: MF 5710
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 5710
Title:   BRONZE LOOM COMB
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   5710
Description:   Loom comb, consisting of hollow implement, triangular in section, widest at open top, tapering to tip where cut into 26 short, blunt teeth. Along upper edge, two holes on each side for rivets. Similar to MF-4666 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1231), MF-6160 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1230), MF-6773 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1232), MF-6825 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1233), MF-7224, MF-14464, MF-1977-7, and MF-2009-20.
Material:   Bronze
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact; wooden handle missing.
Dimensions Actual:   L00.083 H00.012 W00.007
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   Byzantine, 11-12th c. according to Corinth 12
Area:   South Stoa middle
Context:   NB152 P37
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1229; Salonica Exhibit, 2001
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: South Stoa middle
Image: bw 2001 011 10
Basket: NB152 P37
Notebook Page: NB 152, spread 23 (pp. 36 - 37)