Corinth Object: MF 2005 4
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2005 4
Title:   STAMPED CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2005
Object Number:   4
Description:   Conical loomweight with flat base, rounded bevel, convex sides tapering to rounded top, single transverse suspension hole, Diam. 0.005; profile IX-X, as MF-2230 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1151).
Writing:   stamp. Below bevelling retrograde NIKO, above bevelling loomweight; as MF-2230 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1151).
Material:   Coarse, very pale brown clay with frequent medium to very large red, black, and white inclusions and voids.
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Missing parts. Top of loomweight above suspension hole missing. Bevelling worn, half of looweight stamp above bevelling worn.
Manufacture:   MM
Dimensions Actual:   Diam. of base 0.040, max. Diam. 0.060
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.082
Weight Description:   0.200
Weight:   0.200
Period:   4th c. B.C.
Chronology:   350-300 B.C.
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB961 B40 P96
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Image: bw 2005 026 17
Image: bw 2005 027 01
Image: digital 2019 0668
Basket: NB961 B40 P96
Notebook Page: NB 961, spread 53 (pp. 96 - 97)