KTH0189 (Piriform Loom Weight) [permalink] [next]
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, surface
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
Linked to

KTH0188 (African Red-Slip Hayes Form 90B)