Object card·SAL_7071·1972

Clay loom weight from the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5

Clay loom weight from the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7071. "Clay loom weight from the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Loom weight (peson), a truncated biconvex disc that narrows from base to top, with a solid, slightly convex top and a circular hole near the top. Terracotta with red fabric (as SAL_7070), solid modelling. Diam. 6.6, H. 7.2. Found in the Sanctuary, square K V/ζ5 (1-2), Salamis, Cyprus; inventory Po_0770; 29 August 1972.

French, as on the record

chantier : Sanctuaire objet : Peson carre : K V/ζ5 (1-2) Peson (SAL_7070) Galette biconvexe tronquée, s'apaissit de la base au sommet, sommet plein légèrement convexe, trou circulaire près du sommet. Terre cuite pâte rouge (comme SAL_7070), modelé plein. Diam. 6,6, H. 7,2 inv objet : Po_0770 negatif : 06281_01

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