Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 6494 | |
Title: | BRONZ STEELYARD BAR | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 6494 | |
Description: | Bronze steelyard bar, elliptical in section, with knob at the end in the shape of a conventionalized animal's head. Hole for suspension below the knob, and beyond it a small hole with a bar through it. This part is flat in section. Two opposide sides marked for weight as follows: a) pounds, divded into quarters; b) pound divisions with special signs marking each five pounts. | |
Material: | Bronze | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., upper end preserved. | |
Period: | Byzantine | |
Chronology: | 9th c. context, according to Corinth 12 | |
Area: | Forum northeast | |
Context: | NB165 P60 | |
Findspot Description: | Agora N.E. Feb 17, 1937. S.S.W.p.60. | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1664 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Forum northeast Basket: NB165 P60 Notebook Page: NB 165, spread 40 (pp. 60 - 61) |