| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2006 10 | |
| Title: | INSCRIBED CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2006 | |
| Object Number: | 10 | |
| Description: | Conical loomweight with slightly concave base, rounded bevel, flattened sides, similar to profiles X-XI, XI (Corinth XII, fig. 23). Similar to MF4903, MF 4725 (Corinth XII, pp. 169-170, nos. 1172, 1177, pl. 75). | |
| Writing: | inscribed. Alpha (L. H. 0.015) on center of base incised in leather hard clay. | |
| Material: | Coarse pale yellow clay with common large to very largle (up to 0.004) angular tabular mudstone and black stone, few medium rounded tabular white lime, and few fine sparkling inclusions and voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5Y 8/3 (pale yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single fragment with top broken at suspension hole and lower body wall and base partially broken. | |
| Manufacture: | HM. Elliptical section suggests the shape is rolled out and hand-polished. No signs of burnished polish. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Diam. at bevel 0.065-0.069 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.079 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | Diam. at base 0.034 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.290 | |
| Weight: | 0.290 | |
| Period: | 3rd c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | ca. 300 B.C. (Corinth XII, pp. 155-156). | |
| Area: | Panaghia north | |
| Context: | NB978 B54 P120 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia north Image: bw 2006 018 32 Image: bw 2006 019 02 Basket: NB978 B54 P120 |
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