KTH0189 (Piriform Loom Weight) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Loom Weight
Description
Piriform loom weight with slightly narrow profile. Small concave base (Diam. 0.025-0.028 m). Rounded(?) top. Hole pierces through tapering body near top.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Pale buff (2.5Y 8/6, yellow). Coarse, somewhat hard fabric with frequent varied, small to large subrounded to angular inclusions, brown, gray, and red rocks, black flecks (carbon?), and bits of burned straw. Unslipped. Cf. Ke1884-Mi0513.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves most of object but missing apex. Slight, extensive abrasion.
Preserved height
0.081
Thickness
0.056
Width
0.064
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph