- KE 870 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Conical Loom Weight) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Writing transcription
- ΜΕΛ[ΙΣ] (sublinear dot with lambda)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
- Subject number
- Mi 190
- Typological identification
- Loom Weight
- Comparanda
- cf. CorinthXII, pp. 157, 158, 169, no. 1163, fig. 27 (G. R. Davidson; dated “350-300 B.C.“(?))
- Description
- Conical loom weight tapering at inflection near bottom. Flat bottom. Two shallow stamps above and below inflection line, lower one partly impressed to right. Above: oval around relief of small conical loom weight, rounded below and short horizontal rod transfixing sharp top. Below: rectangle around bold letters in relief, ΜΕΛ[ΙΣ] (sublinear dot with lambda).
- Preservation comment
- One large fragment preserves only lower 60% survives. Slight, somewhat extensive abrasion with rare gouging and common pitting, and one chip; worn breaks.
- Diameter
- 0.0665
- Preserved height
- 0.0519
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
- Ceramic (Material)
- Photograph
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