Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4212. "Lenticular loom weight, Salamis, square K VI/γ4". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Lenticular loom weight (peson) of local greenish terracotta clay, modelled, biconvex with a slightly flattened thinned rim at the top, complete, ø 6.4 cm, H. 2.5 cm thick (ép. 2.5 cm), weight 85 g, with a single transverse hole near the top. Found in a dump of the late 4th century BC, south of the rampart, square K VI/γ4, Salamis. Inventory Po_0304; slide C_4175; negative 00674_01; 24 September 1968.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
num planche : PL_25
carre : K VI/γ4
modelé
forme : Type lenticulaire.
type :PESONS
ép. : 2,5
biconvexe
le pourtour aminci est légèrement aplati au sommet
complet. ø : 6,4
poids : 85 g. — Lenticulaire
Peson — Terre cuite, argile locale verdâtre
diapositives : C_4175
inv objet : Po_0304
negatif : 00674_01
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0247_p_0084
un seul trou transversal près du sommet. — Trouvé dans un déblai de la fin du IVe s. av. J.-C.
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