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Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
Mi 242
Typological identification
Loom Weight
Description
Conical loom weight tapering at inflection near bottom. Distinctly pointed top and somewhat sharp edges. Small hole pierces through wall near top.
Preservation comment
Three large joining fragments preserve ca. 50-60% of object, with much of one side and resting surface broken away. Slight, extensive abrasion with irregular cracking; very worn breaks; small patches of encrustation across broken surface.
Estimated body diameter
0.055
Height
0.0787
Material
Ceramic (Material)
File
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 953 (Conical Loom Weight).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0953>