Possible loom weight from the Sanctuary sector, Salamis
Object card: 1972. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7128. "Possible loom weight from the Sanctuary sector, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.
Peson? (possible loom weight): a cylinder with slightly convex sides and flattened faces around the circular hole passing vertically through it, the hole off-centre. Fired clay, buff clay; solid modelling. Sanctuary sector, square K V/η6 (1), Salamis. Diam. 2.5 cm, H. 2.8 cm. Negative 06323_03; inventory Po_0786; 1 September 1972.
French, as on the record
chantier : Sanctuaire
carre : K V/η6 (1)
inv objet : Po_0786
negatif : 06323_03
objet : Peson?
Peson? Cylindre à bords légèrement convexes et à faces aplaties autour du trou circulaire qui le traverse verticalement (trou mal centré). Terre cuite, argile chamois. Modelé plein. Diam. 2,5, H. 2,8
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