Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 13384 | |
Title: | LOOMWEIGHT, PROFILE X/XI WITH MARK(?) | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 13384 | |
Description: | Loomweight with bottom flat at edge, concave in the center and abraded, as if used as a pounder, with sharp bevel. Profile consists of a slight compound curve above the bevel. Small circular depression above the bevel. Regular ourline of depression suggests that it is a mark and not simply a popped lime inclusion. | |
Material: | Clay | |
Munsell Color: | redder than 10YR 7/4 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact, surface cracked, worn, especially around the bevel and suspension hole. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.090; Diam. bottom 0.040; max. Diam. 0.064; Diam. hole 0.005; H. of bevel 0.017. | |
Weight Description: | 239 g. | |
Weight: | 239 | |
Chronology: | Context: ca. 250 B.C. | |
Area: | Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore | |
Context: | NB295 B3 P36 | |
NB295 B2 P46 | ||
NB295 B2 P39 | ||
NB295 B1 P45, LOT 3217 | ||
LOT 3217 | ||
Bibliography: | Klinger, 2021, Corinth XVIII.8, no. 215 | |
Site: | Acrocorinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore Basket: NB295 B3 P36 |