Object card: 1966. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4668. "Clay loom weight, Rampart sector, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Object card
English, translated from the French record
Loom weight (type PESONS), discoid form, asymmetrical, complete, ø 7.1 x 6.1 cm, ép. 2.2 cm, with two transverse holes (ø 0.5 and 0.8 cm). Faces almost flat, lenticular in profile; the thinned edge is cut so that the upper part is concave, giving the weight a saddle-shaped appearance. Made of red-violet clay (terre cuite). Findspot: Rampart, square K V/δ9-10. Inventory Po_0358; 1966.
French, as on the record
chantier : Rempart
num planche : PL_26
type :PESONS
forme : Discoïdaux.
carre : K V/δ9-10
asymétrique
complet. ø :7,1 x 6,1
deux trous transversaux.
faces presque plates
modelé
ép. : 2,2
ø trous : 0,5 et 0,8. — Lenticulaire
diapositives : C_4675
inv objet : Po_0358
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0257_p_0086
le pourtour aminci est coupé, de telle sorte que la partie supérieure est concave et donne au poids un aspect ensellé
— Terre cuite, argile rouge violacée
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