Corinth Object: MF 13384
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