| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2006 11 | |
| Title: | INSCRIBED CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2006 | |
| Object Number: | 11 | |
| Description: | Conical loomweight with slightly concave, round base, low bevel, tapers to rounded top with suspension hole 0.019 below top. Similar to profile VIII, MF 3219 (Corinth XII, pp. 149, 164, no. 1093, fig. 23). | |
| Writing: | inscribed. On base, cross inscribed in a circle, hands of cross project beyond the circle. | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with rare medium rounded white lime, brown, rare medium red inclusions, few medium sparkling inclusions and rare medium voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact except for small chip on surface below suspension hole. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.087, Diam. at bevel 0.066, Diam. at base 0.051 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.270 | |
| Weight: | 0.270 | |
| Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 450-400 B.C. | |
| Area: | Panaghia north | |
| Context: | NB977 B97 P193, LOT 2006 028 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia north Image: bw 2006 018 34 Image: bw 2006 019 04 Basket: NB977 B97 P193 Notebook Page: NB 977, spread 102 (pp. 193 - 194) |
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