Corinth Object: MF 2005 1
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2005 1
Title:   INSCRIBED CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2005
Object Number:   1
Description:   Conical loomweight with flat base, low bevel, convex sides tapering to rounded top, single suspension hole 0.013 from top, Diam. 0.005; profile as MF-1512, MF-1508 (Corinth XII, p. 164, nos. 1095, 1096, fig 24).
Writing:   inscribed. T on base, as MF-1512, MF-1508 (Corinth XII, p. 164, nos. 1095, 1096, fig 24).
Material:   Coarse, very pale brown clay with rare medium to very large, spherical, angular and few, small, angular mudstone, rare medium spherical rounded white lime, and rare sparkling inclusions; rare small voids.
Munsell Color:   10YR 7/4 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Fragment. Single fragment, some chips missing from top and bevel.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   Diam. of base 0.045, max. Diam. 0.059
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.076
Weight Description:   0.170
Weight:   0.170
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   450-400 B.C.
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB966 B91 P160, LOT 2005 006
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Image: bw 2005 026 18
Image: bw 2005 027 08
Basket: NB966 B91 P160
Notebook Page: NB 966, spread 85 (pp. 160 - 161)