Loom weight (pesos), Archaic period, square K VI/γ4
Object card: 1969. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_4735. "Loom weight (pesos), Archaic period, square K VI/γ4". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Complete terracotta loom weight of red-brown clay, with a single transverse hole, found among Archaic pottery sherds in square K VI/γ4 (west), south of the rampart at Salamis. Lenticular and almost square, one face slightly convex and the other flat, with a thin rim slightly flattened at the top and a finger impression on one face; ø 5.1 x 4.8 cm, thickness 2.7 cm, weight 72 g. Inventory Po_0385; negative 01048_02; 25 August 1969.
French, as on the record
chantier : Zone au sud du rempart
num planche : PL_24
type :PESONS
forme : Pesons d'époque archaïque
carre : K VI/γ4 (ouest)
— Terre cuite, argile rouge brique
un seul trou transversal. — Trouvé parmi des tessons de céramique archaïque.
complet. ø :5,1 x 4,8
poids 72 g. — Lenticulaire
presque carré
une face légèrement bombée
une face plate
ép. : 2,7
le pourtour aminci est légèrement aplati au sommet
diapositives : C_4742
inv objet : Po_0385
negatif : 01048_02
pub : SAL_PUB_139904_XI_XI_CAT_06_0227_p_0081
modelé (une des faces porte l'empreinte d’un doigt)
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