Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7067. "Clay loom weight, Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Loom weight (peson) of pear-shaped flat disc form with a circular hole near the top; one face well levelled and smoothed, the other left lumpy, with an irregular outline and slightly flattened top. Grey-paste terracotta, roughly modelled and very carelessly made. Diam. 7.2, H. 8.4. Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (1-2), Salamis, Cyprus. Inventory Po_0766; negative 06280_03; 29 August 1972.
French, as on the record
carre : K V/ζ5 (1-2)
inv objet : Po_0766
negatif : 06280_03
Peson, galette plate piriforme, trou circulaire près du sommet, une seule face bien égalisée et lissée. L'autre face est restée bosselée, pourtour irrégulier, sommet légèrement aplati. Terre cuite pâte grise. Modelé pelin, très négligé. Diam. 7,2, H. 8,4
chantier : Sanctuaire
objet : Peson
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