Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 3492 | |
Title: | CONICAL LOOMWEIGHT | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 3492 | |
Description: | Profile VIII. Gem impression just above the bevelling: Nike flying to the right and looking backward, with wings spread out on both sides. A raised border encloses the figure. The gem which made the impression was quite flat, with a fairly deep intaglio. Another loom-weight of the same size with the same stamp, similarly placed, has been found. | |
Material: | Fine buff clay. | |
Chronology: | ca. 450-400 B.C. | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth XII, no. 1104 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece |