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| Large breast, hemispherical with pronounced button-like nipple. Hollow and handmade, possibly coiled; flat edge with bits of added clay where applied to missing plaque. Traces of white slip. Fine buff ... Context last quarter 4th c. |
| Life-sized finger, exactly which unclear. Finger extended, round in section and tapering to rounded tip with very faint rendering of two joints - upper one clearer - by slight swellings but no incised ... Classical, context mixed to Byzantine |
| Life-sized finger, possibly little finger of rt. hand. Finger extended, round in section and rounded at tip, widening at preserved base on proper lt. side as if for attachment ... Classical, context mixed to Byzantine |
| Kylix with wide stem foot, concave underside with small central depression, diam. 0.018. Tall solid stem widening into ovoid body with straight flaring profile, turning up nearly vertically to sharply ... Late Helladic III |
| Sauceboat with small ring foot, convex undersurface. Ovoid body with maximum diameter near median, inturned fine lip, which rises at one end into tall narrow spout with flaring, pointed tip. Horizontal ... Early Helladic II |
| Pin with shaft triangular in section, tapering from tip to head. At upper half, below head, shaft is incised with three spherical beads alternating with rectangular beads, topped by head in shape of a ... 4th-6th century (Corinth XII, p. 286, #2355) |
| Finger ring with hoop squared in section opposite the bezel, becoming rounded approaching the bezel, which is oval with beveled its two long sides on its underside. Gold (XRF 88% Au) Complete or intact ... 3rd/2nd c. B.C.- Early Empire , 1st c. A.C. |
| Stylus with shaft circular in section, tapering towards pointed ends. Similar to Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #s 1372 (MF 4311) and 1374 (MF 3958) Incised mid-shaft with diagonal hatching between two sets ... 12th century, ΝPD |
| Circular lead seal. Obverse: Alexios Komninos, standing frontal, wears a crown with tassles falling on either side of his head down to the level of his chin. He holds a globus cruciger in his left hand ... Reign of Alexios I: 1081-1118 |
| Button with flat base, slightly convex top; corresponds to Profile type I, Corinth XII, p. 299. Ivory Complete or intact. Intact. Light wear all over ... According to Corinth XII, p. 297, bone and ivory buttons at Corinth do not date later than the Byzantine period (10-12th c. A. C.). |
| Bronze finger ring with two strands wound together to form a hoop, strands flattened at ends and pressed against flat, circular disk attached to bottom of the collet. Deep collet with applied twisted band ... Based on parallels, ring may date from Late Roman (6th or 7th c.) to Byzantine (11th or 12th c. A.C.). |
| Terracotta figurine of a female figure, draped, seated, right hand in lap. Wears a short-sleeved chiton and incised bracelet on wrist. Deep diagonal folds fall from lap. Holds plektron in right hand. Similar ... late 3rd to first half 4th century as per Agora T 720 |
| Bronze bead, probably from an earring. Spherical with a round hole through the horizontal axis. Hollow. Similar to MF 5815 and MF 09-34. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, slightly corroded ... possibly Frankish (based on context) |
| Pendant. Spherical slightly rounded ovoid body with a vertical rounded loop on the top for suspension. Hollow; made of two halves soldered together. Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, but heavily corroded ... based on context |
| Bronze weight, disk with raised top and bottom edge and boss in center of top and bottom. Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII, p. 209, no. 1595, Pl. 94). Bronze Complete or intact. Intact MM ... 9th-12th c. (Corinth XII, p. 206) |
| Rectangular jug with thick rim, folded outward, then back, vertical strap handle, wide, joined to neck just under rim by a number of glass folds. On back of handle, vertical, parallel, thinly-incised ... 1st-2nd c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 104). |
| Bronze thimble with convex sides, open top, depressed dots on surface in parallel vertical lines, top and bottom edge bordered by double incised grooves. Similar to MF 7205. Bronze Complete or intact ... Corinth XII, p. 175 |
| Bronze stylus, with shaft round in section, pointed at one end and flat, blunt at the other. Similar to Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, #1349 Bronze Complete or intact. Intact, bent ... Corinth XII, p. 185 |
| Hard gray limestone weight, doubly truncated sphere with shallow depressions gouged at the bottom and top. Cf. MF 4434, MF 5550 (Corinth XII, p. 214, nos. 1657-1658, pl. 97), MF 1995 8. Four librae equal ... Corinth XII, p. 207 |
| Earring with bronze wire hoop circular in section (Th. 0.001), added fine copper wire decoration, copper hook and eye clasp. Similar to MF 8226 (Corinth XII, p. 252, no. 2025, pl. 108). Bronze, copper ... 11th and 12th A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 250). |
| Circular lead seal. Stringhole down axis. stamp. Obverse: bird, raised dots on torso (?), encircled by Kyrie boethei to so doulo. Reverse: in Greek Nik(ē)ta / B(asilikōi) spath(a)r(o)k/(a)[n]didatōi ... 10th-early 11th based on emblem on obverse (Corinth XII, p. 312). First half 11th c. by Beatrice Caseau and J.-Cl. Cheynet (Prof. of Byzantine History, University of Paris IV, Director, Center of Research ... |
| Bronze key with a hollow cylindrical shaft with wards at one end and pierced semicircular edge at the other, to which is attached a movable ring-handle with notched incisions around the circumference and ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 138). |
| Door hinge or padlock with long cylindrical projecting spike, bent at top to attach to a hollow cylinder with a raised band at each end. At bottom of cylinder small iron piece attached, iron nail head ... 11th-12th c. A.C., if padlock (Corinth XII, pp. 137-138). |
| Key with short, thick shaft, simple wards in trapezoidal shape and an immovable ring-handle. Cf. MF 2191 (Corinth XII, p. 138, no. 984, pl. 70), MF 1989 5. Iron Complete profile. Single fragment preserving ... 10th-12th c. A.C. (Corinth XII, p. 137). |
| Iron knife blade, single-edged, triangular, with long, slender, pointed haft for insertion in a handle. Cf. Corinth XII, p. 203, nos. 1567-1573, pl. 93. Iron Complete or intact. Seven joining fragments ... Based on the contents of the well. The blades in Corinth XII date from the 7th to the Byzantine period or later with no difference in shape. |
| Bronze buckle with thin, flat cast plate in the form of a truncated ellipse, two hinges at the straight end; on the bottom, two loops at 90 degree angle to the hinges, third loop at the center of the curved ... 10th-11th (Corinth XII, p. 269). No later than 12th c., probably at least a century earlier (Corinth XII, p. 273, no. 2220) |
| Carnelian gemstone, thin, rectangular, flat top and bottom surfaces, with bevelled edges; two dark veins run within the stone. Carnelian Complete or intact. Intact. Excellent condition ... Possibly 14th c. (T. Antonaras 2010) |
| Bronze weight, disk with slightly concave top surface with boss in center. Bottom flat, faint incised line near edge, depression in center. Cf. MF 6819 (Corinth XII, p. 209, no. 1595, Pl. 94). Bronze ... (9th - 12th c. (Corinth XII, p. 206)) |
| Clover-shaped coil base with concave bottom, circular fracture from blow pipe or pontil on bottom; coil base attached; vertical wall flaring slightly. Similar to MF 68-250. Greenish yellow glass with few, ... Based on find context of MF 68-250 (Lot 5294) |
| Bronze loom comb. Single piece of bronze, V-shaped in profile, with 13 triangular teeth on the narrow side and a single hole pierced through each side of the wider portion for attachment to a handle ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Bone tube (handle?) with the natural shape of tibia, curves slightly towards the narrow end. Max. Th. 0.0015. Similar to MF-5568 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1419). Bone Missing parts. Single fragment; ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Button. Flat bottom with a rounded profile, tapering to a small flat top. Single circular holes vertical and horizontal axes. Max. Diam. of vertical hole 0.006; max. diam of horizontal hole 0.01. Similar ... Corinth XII 2585, p.302 |
| Finger ring with a thin, flat, oval shaped hoop, widening to a broad, slightly thickened oval bezel. Shape similar to Corinth XII, Type G, e.g. MF 13731. Bronze Fragment. One fragment preserves the bezel ... Roman to Byzantine (based on type) |
| Whorl with a flat resting surface and echinoid profile tapering to a flat top. Body pierced vertically by a round hole (diam. of hole 0.007). Similar to MF 74-2. Purple stone with irregular white inclusions ... date based on context |
| Bead with an irregularly shaped, discoid body and a vertical central hole (Diam. of hole 0.008). Similar to MF 2545. Variegated blue and green clear glass, white clear glass Complete or intact. Almost ... Byzantine? based on find context |
| Beaker with a low torus ring foot, rounded resting surface and a deep concave undersurface, convex body flares gradually outward to a rounded, slightly outward thickened lip. Similar to MF 7512, MF 7518, ... Late 13th-early 14th c. (Williams, Hesperia 62, 1993, p. 30) |
| Goblet with a flat disk foot with a concave undersurface and a narrow rounded resting surface, short cylindrical stem to a steeply tapering convex body. Pontil mark on base. As MF 6539. Green transparent ... Late 10th to Early 11th c. AD (based on context date) |
| Circular lead seal. Obverse: blank with deep vertical channel. Reverse: seated male figure with a sword in his right hand, possibly Isaac I. Similar to Zacos and Veglery 1972, v. 1, no. 86a-c (Isaac I, ... 1085-1087 (based on Zacos and Veglery) |
| Flat rectangular inlay with a row of three pierced holes (side, middle, side) roughly parallel to the short end for attachment. Diam. of side holes 0.003, Diam. of center hole 0.006. Similar to MF 6353 ... based on context |
| Very thin bronze token. Six wedge-shaped indentations emanating from center, only one punched completely through and two others partially punched, and crescent indentations between edges of wedges. Narrow ... based on context |
| Concial loomweight with flat base, low bevel (H. 0.007), convex sides tapering to rounded top; suspension hole 0.011 from top. Profile X, as MF-4101 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1167), MF-2848 (Davidson ... 350-300 B.C. (Corinth 12, p. 159) |
| Iron lamp stand with three roughly equidistant legs. Feet of stand likely undecorated, possibly slightly tapering, with rising legs, circular in section, possibly curving inward before looping out and ... Based on context |
| Mellon-shaped light blue faience bead, with flat bottom and top, 19 vertical grooves on body. Cf. MF-3660 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 2418). digital_2010_3402 Faience Complete or intact. Intact with ... 1st- early 2nd A.C., according to Corinth 12, p. 291 |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete or intact. Intact ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete or intact. Intact with traces of iron rust adhering ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete or intact. Intact ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete or intact. Intact ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete or intact. Intact ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| See MF-2010-3A. Faience Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving half bead ... cf. MF-2010-3A |
| Bronze chain links. Two long, rod-shaped links with holes at each end (at right angles), each rod decorated with three elongated "beads" interspersed with four "reels." Links joined with figure-eight ... Corinth XII |
| Terracotta figurine of seated satyr, mouldmade head on a handmade body, head flat on the back, with large animal ears, bulging oval eyes with heavy, arched brows, small, snub nose, mouth smiling with thick ... Stillwell dates class XIX to the later 5th to 330BC. |
| Cast bronze earring. Upper part formed of thin bronze wire circular in section. Central part formed of thick bronze wire ending in double cones, also larger double cone above and below lower part. Similar ... 10th or 11th c., based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Iron strip folded in loop at middle. Similar to MF-2012-37 but strip is straight, not bending; similar to iron tongs MF-2016-29. Iron. Fragment. Single frgt., broken off at both ends. Surface corroded ... probably 11th c. based on comparanda |
| Bone pin with circular shaft tapering to a point. Conical head with rounded, pointed tip. Similar to MF-6556 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 2382). Polished. Two incised spirals around neck of shaft, ... 10th-12th c. based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Carved bone spool. Similar to MF-828 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1276) but here indentation at center rather than before knob. Bone Complete or intact. Intact. Surface slightly worn in some areas ... based on context and comparanda |
| Obsidian blade: long, flat, and trapezoidal in profile. Similar to MF-9862, MF-9863, MF-9872, MF-9873, MF-9874, MF-9877, MF-9879, MF-9921, MF-9941, and MF-9943. Grayish-black obsidian Fragment. Single ... Based on context |
| Terracotta seated female figurine, hollow; upper part near toward neck solid. Proper right arm bent, holding object, likely flower bud, to breast. Left forearm projecting forward. Slender proportions with ... Based on comparanda and context |
| See MF-2010-13A. See MF-2010-13A. MF-2010-13A Fragment. Single frgt., preserving base with feet. White slip faintly preserved on surface. Surface very weathered ... based on comparanda and context |
| Bronze spoon (cochlear) consisting of shaft, roughly rectangular in section, tapering to sharp point at one end, other end attached to thin bowl, concave and circular in shape. Similar to bone examples ... 1st or 2nd c., based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Male figurine, wearing short tunic (?) and chlamys over left shoulder and arm, held in left hand. Tunic ends at base of prominent belly. Possible long, pointed beard. Fingerprint impressions in back ... 4th - 3rd c. B.C.?, based on comparanda |
| Shallow marble bowl with flat bottom, covex body, wide flat rim (W. 0.021), articulated by a groove separating it from projecting lug defined by incised semi-circle; lightly incised guideline bisecting ... First to fourth century examples in Corinth XII, pp. 123-125. |
| Marble bowl with convex body, rounded lip with projecting lug separated from lip by a groove. Exterior roughly finished with toolmarks, parallel vertical grooves closely spaced, evident, interior smoothed ... As Corinth XII, no. 827. |
| Small bronze key with immovable large round ring, very short rectangular shaft, projecting blunt teeth at right angles. Similar to MF 311, MF 7965 (Corinth XII, nos. 970, 971). Bronze Complete or intact ... 3rd or 4th century A.C., see Corinth XII, nos. 970 and 971. |
| Lamp with base in form of hollow semicircular bulb of thickened glass, ovoid body with tapering in wall becoming progressiveley thinner. See Jalame pp. 85-86, nos. 393-394 (may or may not be lamps), fig ... 4th-6th c. AD, based on Jalame |
| Bowl (according to T. Antonaras, 2013) with deep hemispherical body, flaring rim, cut lip. As MF-2001-6 and cf. Antonaras 2009, pp. 178-180, nos. 188-189, p. 496, pl. 6. Narrow vertical flutes start ... 4th-6th c. AD, after Antonaras 2009, p. 180. |
| Bronze pin with shaft rectangular in section surmounted by circular disk with flattened edge, pointed pear-shaped finial on top of disk (H. of finial and disk 0.013). Cf. Corinth XII, p. 284, nos. 2315-2317 ... Bone parallels from Corinth XII are dated anywhere between 1st to 4th c. A.C. |
| Glass cup or bowl with concave bottom turning to torus foot on exterior, carinated body. Dot in center with four concentric circles around it on bottom in relief, sunken facets in honeycomb pattern preserved ... Agora no. 195 is 1/2 of 3rd or earlier, while Antonaras dates his examples to the 4th c. A.C.; probably 1st c. AD A.Ch.A |
| Bronze unguent spoon with long shaft, circular in section, tapering to a blunt point at one end. At other end, shaft widens to Max. Diam. 0.006 before tapering again to Diam. 0.003 before bowl. Small, ... MF 2002-13 is from 3rd cent. AD context. |
| Bowl with convex body, flaring rim, rounded lip. Cf. Antonaras 2009, pp. 115-116, nos. 40-41. Wide groove at root of rim. Colorless glass Fragment. Two joining frgts., preserving small part of rim and ... 1st-2nd c. A.C. based on Antonaras 2009, pp. 115-116. |
| Bone button, circular with flat bottom, convex top, undercut above base. Diam. of hole 0.005. Combination of button profiles I and III (Corinth 12, p. 299). Single groove around base. Three pairs of large ... Based on context date. Cf. Corinth 12, cat. 2561 (Byzantine period) |
| Irregularly round disk of shell, possibly mother of pearl, of uneven thickness, tiny hole (Diam. less than 0.001) drilled through longitudinaly, possibly for use as bead. Front and back polished, incised ... based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Spindle whorl or bead with flat base, sloping top surface, convex sides; central round hole, Diam. 0.007. Profile similar to MF 10032. Entire surface polished. Incised lines around circumference near ... Corinth XII, p. 298 |
| Knife or saw with single-edged blade with slight curve or bend on sharp side, possibly serrated with tiny teeth, but the travails of corrosion make a definite observation guesswork; pyramidal pointed haft ... Context dated to early 12th century. |
| Bronze needle, tapering from 0.005 to 0.001 in width from eye to tip, round in section, becomes flattened at end with eye (L. of hole 0.007, W. less than 0.001). Cf. MF 7215. Bronze Complete or intact ... MF 7215 also comes from a Late Byzantine context. |
| "Pebble-shaped" counter, round, nearly flat at top and bottom. Deeply cut cross on one side, with holes drilled at end of each arm. Similar to Corinth XII, nos. 1695, 1696 (MF 7015, MF 2543). Bone Complete ... Examples in Corinth XII are dated Late Roman or Byzantine. |
| Single-edged knife blade with short triangular haft. Tip of haft bent back at 90 degree angle. Iron Complete or intact. Heavily corroded but intact from blade to haft ... Based on context |
| 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 ... Probably Roman based on Corinth XII. |
| Cup with hemispherical body, rounded, thickened rim. Cf. Agora XXXIV, no. 390, p. 174. Mold-blown pattern of rows of interlocking ovals on body, interior bumpy from mold. Cf. Agora XXXIV, no. 390, p ... Agora example dates from the 12th c. A.C. |
| Green-gray bone bead or button, round, slightly flat on one side, uneven surface on other side, polished. Cf. MF-3836, MF-6113, MF-1997 (Corinth XII, nos. 2516, 2514, pl. 122). Bone Complete or intact ... Parallels in Corinth XII are dated to Classical/Hellenistic period. |
| Glass bead, cylindrical. Cf. MF 6946, MF 7128, MF 7514 (Corinth XII, p. 294, nos. 2481-2483, pl. 122). White glass dribbled on brownish glass in horizontal rings on one end followed by possibly leaves ... possibly Byzantine (Corinth XII, p. 294) |
| Greenish glass tessera, flat top, rough bottom as if for attachment, thin gold foil on top surface. Similar to MF-2007-10. Gold, greenish glass. Fragment. Two joining frgts. preserving part of top and ... 4th-6th c AD (A. Antonaras, 2019) |
| Bronze handle from vessel or chest, rhomboid in section, circular loop at end with oblique projection where loop attaches to the body of handle. Cf. MF 4671 (Corinth XII, p. 132, no. 898, pl. 67). Bronze ... Example in Corinth XII is dated 10th-12th c. A.C. |
| Bone stylus or pin, undecorated, tapers at ends, one edge flattened, one edge pointed. Cf. MF 10305, except more worn closer to the pointed end -- indicating where it was held? bone Complete or intact ... middle 12th c. |
| Ring-shaped iron buckle, circular in section, 0.01 thick at hinge, straight tongue (Diam. 0.004, L. 0.039), tapering at end. See especially MF-91-14, MF 6072 (Corinth XII, p. 270, no. 2179, pl. 113), ... MF 6072 (4th c. or later), MF-96-51 (late 13th or early 14th c. context), MF 1996-46 (late 13th c.), MF 1996-47 (late 13th c.), MF-91-14 (14th-15th c. context). |
| Opaque red glass vessel with pushed in base and tubular ring foot. Similar to MF-7486 and MF-7498 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 724). Profile compares well to Jalame 43 or possibly 188. Opaque red ... 11h to mid-12th c. based on comparanda |
| Small Greek cross pendant, formed by bending one iron strip. Ends of strip appear to be beaten together and bent into loop of pendant, smaller than that of MF 72-74. Rounded tips, flat on both sides. Hole ... MF 94-10 was from a Frankish context. |
| Gemstone, oval-shaped, smooth all around, flat front and back, sides tapered. Engraving depicts Artemis riding a deer, facing lt, rt arm behind her head, holding a shaft, either grasping the handle of ... 2nd-3rd c. AC based on parallels with depiction of Artemis riding a deer. |
| Pink/reddish pecten (scallop) shell, greyish at ends, with one drill hole preserved in flap, and hole in center. Used by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, holes used to hang shell as pendant around pilgrim's ... based on context |
| White marble bowl with convex body, vertical squared lip, wedge-shaped or trapezoidal solid lug handle attached to lip at shorter parallel side of trapezoid and separated from it by a groove. Interior ... Parallel comes from a context of 2/2 2nd to 1/2 3rd c. AC. |
| Two iron strips, folded in loop at middle of strip and linked together at fold. Both pieces bend, one at a right angle and the other acute, ca. 0.01 after link. Similar to MF-2010-9, except here the strip ... Probably 11th c. based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Glass bottle with cylindrical body, sides only 4 to 5 degrees from vertical (flaring slightly outward from neck). Conical neck with constriction at base, outward thickened rim. Cf. Jalame pp. 70-72, ... Based on parallels |
| Glass bottle with concave base, octagonal sides. Maker's mark on the bottom with an X shape in relief and a raised curve (broken of pontil mark?). Cf. Antonaras 2009, no. 431. Clear, green glass Fragment ... 4th-5th c. based on Antonaras |
| Jar with globular body, short, flaring neck, inward-folded rim. As Jalame, p. 82, no. 358. Glass, clear, colorless Fragment. Numerous joining frgts., preserving 3/4 rim, 1/4 body. Some weathering all ... Based on parallels in Jalame, p. 82, n. 172. |
| Six-petalled flower-shaped clamp handle with double loop, formed by folding a thin strip over and attaching it on the underside, through which the nail (preserved in MF-2014-53B) would run. One nail in ... middle third 13th c., based on comparanda |
| Six-petalled flower-shaped clamp with single loop (fits between the double loop of MF-2012-53A). Small nail in loop. Incised lines separating petals. Flowers with alternating petals of punched dots and ... middle third 13th c., based on comparanda |
| Clamp made of two six-petalled flowers, hinging on a nail. One flower has two loops through which one nail goes formed by folding a thin strip over and attaching it on underside and securing it with a ... middle third 13th c., based on comparanda |
| Two bronze flowers connected by nail acting as hinge. Eight-petalled Flower 1 has large hook on end; other end with two loops, through which one nail goes, formed by folding thin strip over, attaching ... middle third 13th c., based on comparanda |
| White marble table leg consisting of tall rectangular plinth and lion foot with four toes, flesh above nails V-shaped. Grooves on two sides and bottom for iron spikes, each bending in or up towards center ... Second half 1st c. A.C., based on comparanda |
| Very thin bronze sheet, possibly rectangular(?), with four iron nails and four holes possibly for more nails. Perhaps decoration for chest. Similar to MF-5906 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 938). Bronze, ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
| Very thin bronze sheet, with one iron(?) nail. See MF-2012-62A. Bronze. Fragment. Single frgt., preserving possibly part of one edge. Edges poorly preserved, middle distorted. Quarantined for bronze disease ... Based on comparanda in Corinth 12 |
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