Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_1155. "Discoid loom weight (pesón), Rampart sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Discoid loom weight (pesón) of terracotta, pinkish clay, modelled, weighing 85 g, lenticular and unevenly biconvex, with two circular holes near the top. Complete, ø 6.4 cm. The circumference is slightly flattened at the upper part, where a deep transverse median groove is cut. Found in the Rampart sector, square Γ23; K V/δ10. Inventory Po_0086; negative 00270; slide C_1175; 29 September 1966.
French, as on the record
diapositives : C_1175
inv objet : Po_0086
negatif : 00270
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0255_p_0086
le pourtour est légèrement aplati à la partie supérieure, où est creusé un profond sillon médian transversal
chantier : Rempart
num planche : PL_26
— Terre cuite, argile rosée
modelé
type :PESONS
forme : Discoïdaux.
poids : 85 g. — Lenticulaire
carre : Γ23
deux trous circulaires près du sommet.
carre : K V/δ10
complet. ø :6,4
inégalement biconvexe
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