| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2003 26 | |
| Title: | PYRAMIDAL LOOMWEIGHT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2003 | |
| Object Number: | 26 | |
| Description: | Pyramidal loomweight with round bottom, bevelling at one third of height. Sides taper unevenly to a top with trapezoidal profile. Two holes 0.009 from top, Diam. 0.006, 0.009 apart from each other. As Corinth XII, p. 171, nos. 1197, 1198, 1200, pl. 76. | |
| Writing: | stamp. Oval stamp below bevelling L. 0.016 with winged female (Nike?) arching backwards holding a ribbon. Similar to Corinth XII, p. 154, no. 1125, pl. 75. | |
| Material: | Fine, pink clay with rare large spherical to platy sub-rounded black, rare small to medium spherical to platy rounded red, and rare fine black, white lime, and sparkling inclusions. Few small sub-rounded voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 8/4 (Pink) | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact and well preserved. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.079, max. Diam of bottom 0.048, max. Th. 0.070, max. W. 0.062, Th. of top 0.035, W. of bottom 0.023 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.260 | |
| Weight: | 0.260 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 400-350 B.C. | |
| Area: | Panaghia south | |
| Context: | NB959 B45 P114 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 2005 012 33a Basket: NB959 B45 P114 |
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