Object card·SAL_7070·1972

Terracotta loom weight from the Sanctuary, Salamis

Terracotta loom weight from the Sanctuary, Salamis
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7070. "Terracotta loom weight from the Sanctuary, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Terracotta loom weight (peson), flat oval disc, very slightly biconvex, with a circular hole near the edge and both faces smoothed; red fabric, solid modelling. Diam. 7.6 cm. Sanctuary sector, square K V/ζ5 (1-2). Inventory Po_0769; negative 06280_06; 29 August 1972.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire objet : Peson carre : K V/ζ5 (1-2) inv objet : Po_0769 negatif : 06280_06 Peson, galette plate (très légèrement biconvexe) de forme ovale, trou circulaire près du bord, les deux faces lissées. Terre cuite, pâte rouge, modelé plein. Diam. 7,6

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