Object card·SAL_4365·1968

Clay loom weight, Archaic period, Salamis

Clay loom weight, Archaic period, Salamis
Object card: 1968. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4365. "Clay loom weight, Archaic period, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Loom weight (pesos) of pale green clay, roughly modelled with finger impressions on the edges, of Archaic date; lenticular, strongly biconvex, with a thinned rim and flattened top, a single slightly off-centre transverse hole, 5 x 4.1 cm, thickness 3.2 cm, hole diameter 0.6 cm, weight 75 g. Found in the area south of the rampart, square K VI/α4, with pottery sherds and numerous Archaic terracotta figurines (Sal. 4361-4364). Inventory Po_0312; slide C_4352; negative 00755_03; Salamis; 27 September 1968.

French, as on the record

num planche : PL_24 carre : K VI/α4 type :PESONS forme : Pesons d'époque archaïque complet. ø : 5x4,1 fortement biconvexe poids : 75 g. — Lenticulaire pourtour aminci sommet aplati ép. : 3,2 ø trou : 0,6 diapositives : C_4352 inv objet : Po_0312 negatif : 00755_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0225_p_0080 un seul trou transversal, légèrement excentré. — Trouvé avec des tessons de céramique et de nombreuses figurines de terre cuite archaïques (Sal. 4361-4364) grossièrement modelé (empreintes de doigts sur les bords) — Terre cuite, argile vert pâle chantier : Zone au sud du rempart

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