Corinth Object: MF 12882
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 12882
Title:   LOOMWEIGHT, PROFILE VIII WITH MARK OR LETTER NU
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   12882
Description:   Loomweight with markedly contracted bottom and wide-flaring bevel, resembling MF-12885 in profile.
Writing:   inscribed. A slanted letter nu or zigzag pattern is deeply incised above the bevel.
Material:   Red clay
Munsell Color:   Redder than 10YR 7/4
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact loomweight with markedly contracted bottom and wide-flaring bevel.
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.009; Diam. bottom 0.041; max. Diam. 0.063; Diam. Hole 0.005; H. of bevel 0.010.
Weight Description:   250 g.
Weight:   250
Chronology:   Context: mid-4th century B.C. with later intrusion
Bibliography:   Klinger, 2021, Corinth XVIII.8, no. 184
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: bw 1967 080 17