Small-sized metal band in the shape of a sickle blade. It was discovered in 1995, during the Makrygiannis plot excavation, west of METRO I street.

The “blade” was placed inside a skyphos (Μ 3496) with six “handles” (Μ 3497 α, Μ 3497 β, Μ 3497 γ, Μ 3497 δ, Μ 3497 ε, Μ 3497 στ) and three “drills” (Μ 3498 α, Μ 3498 β, Μ 3498 γ).

The skyphos had been deposited in a small pit opened below the earthen floor of an area whose limits have not been fully traced. Although the concealment was intentional, the reasons behind it are unknown. Perhaps it constitutes an early example of a foundation ritual, one of the many “building deposits” that were discovered in the Makrygiannis plot or perhaps it was a hiding spot the owner chose for safekeeping his valuable objects in times of imminent danger.