KE 1039 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Conical Loom Weight) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Writing transcription
ΓΛΥΚ (sublinear dot under gamma)
Logical part of
Area G (Middle Spur, north of harbor)
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
Mi 258
Typological identification
Loom Weight
Comparanda
Stamp cf. CorinthXII, pp. 157, 159, 168, no. 1153, fig. 27 (G. R. Davidson; dated “350-300 B.C.“(?)))
Comparanda
Stamp cf. Thompson1934, pp. 343, 344, no. B 45, figs. 22, 25 (Athenian Agora)
Description
Conical loom weight tapering at inflection near bottom. Shallow stamp just above inflection: rectangle around bold letters in shallow relief, ΓΛΥΚ (sublinear dot under gamma).
Preserved width
0.0482
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 1039 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic 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/ke1039>