Object card·SAL_7118·1972

Pear-shaped loom weight from the Sanctuary sector

Pear-shaped loom weight from the Sanctuary sector
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7118. "Pear-shaped loom weight from the Sanctuary sector". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Loom weight (peson) of flat pear-shaped disc form, with a circular hole near the top and one smooth face; beige clay, partly burnt, solid modelling. Diam. 7.3 cm, H. 9 cm; Sanctuary sector, square K V/ζ5 (1), Salamis; negative 06321_06. Inventory Po_0782; 4 September 1972.

French, as on the record

objet : Peson carre : K V/ζ5 (1) inv objet : Po_0782 negatif : 06321_06 Peson, galette plate pririforme, trou circulaire, près du sommet, une face lisse. Argile beige, demi brûlée. Modelé plein. Diam. 7,3, H. 9 chantier : Sanctuaire

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