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HoB 438: Iron sheath. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Iron sheath
- Date
- Context: early to third quarter of 7th c BC, Lydian
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- M18.004
- Material
- iron
- Object Type
- Metalwork
- Metalwork Type
- Tool, Weapon or Armor
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- HoB
- Trench
- HoB
- Locus
- HoB Lydian II - Building G
- B-Grid Coordinates
- W34 / S114 *98.5
- Description
- Three joining fragments of iron. Heavily corroded. Flat side tapers to form a rounded end; the edges are flanged; two rivets are preserved.
- Dimensions
- Max. L. 0.117, max. W. 0.059.
- Comments
- See (HoB 425)
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Sardis M8, cat. no. 7.
- Author
- GGD