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[Corinth Object] ZST 1: EARLY HELLADIC CELT

Celt, round to oval in section. Width and thickness taper to either end. Apparently unfinished, as it has not been ground down to a sharp cutting edge. Blegen puts in his first type of celts, which are ...

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[Corinth Object] ZST 2: EARLY HELLADIC CELT

Celt, round to oval in section. Width and thickness taper to either end. Ground to a cutting edge, which has been worn. Blegen puts in his first type of celts, which are almost round in section, slender ...

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[Corinth Object] ZST 3: EARLY HELLADIC CELT

Celt, roughly triangular in shape, and oval to nearly rectangular in section. Thickness tapers in all directions. Ground to a cutting edge. Blegen puts in his second type of celts, which are small, approximately ...

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[Corinth Object] ZST 4: EARLY HELLADIC CELT

Celt, roughly triangular in shape, with one missing corner. Corner shows polishing suggesting use or re-working after breaking in antiquity. Oval to nearly rectangular in section. Thickness tapers in all ...

[Corinth Object] ZST 5: EARLY HELLADIC POUNDER

Pounder. Crudely bell-shaped (asymmetrical), roughly circular in section. Bottom surface is the only surface worn by rubbing. Pounders or grinders were common stone objects at Zygouries, found on floors ...

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[Corinth Object] ZST 6: EARLY HELLADIC MARBLE PESTLE

Stone pestle. Cylindrical, but tapers inwards toward the middle, creating a concave profile. Slightly convex ends. Circular in section. Blegen identifies these as characteristic household implements throughout ...

[Corinth Object] ZST 7: EARLY HELLADIC POUNDER

Pounder. Truncated conoid, but oval in section. Top and bottom surfaces worn by rubbing. Pounders or grinders were common stone objects at Zygouries, found on floors of houses, and elsewhere on site, and ...

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[Corinth Object] ZST 8: UNFINISHED STONE BEAD OR PESTLE

Unfinished stone bead or pestle. Roughly cylindrical, but slightly tapered towards the ends and near the center. Has a convex profile overall. Oval in section. Tool marks suggest unfinished. Blegen suggests ...