KE 626 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Conical Loom Weight) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
Mi 137
Typological identification
Loom Weight
Comparanda
Stamp cf. CorinthXII, pp. 154-155, 167, no. 1129, fig. 25 (G. R. Davidson; dated “ca. 400 B.C.“(?))
Description
Conical loom weight tapering at inflection near bottom. Distinctly pointed top but edges rounded. Slightly concave bottom. Hole pierces through wall near top. Shallow incuse stamp just above inflection: oval around small relief of biconical loom weight.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight, somewhat sparse abrasion with slight but frequent flaking and scoring; scattered specks of encrustation.
Diameter
0.0652
Height
0.0941
Weight (kg)
0.255
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph