• r8-hob-229-10
    HoB 229: Hammer-shaped loom weight. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

    Hammer-shaped loom weight

    Date
    Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    T12.005.11
    Material
    Terracotta
    Object Type
    Weaving Equipment
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    HoB
    Trench
    HoB
    Locus
    HoB Lydian IV - Deep Sounding C
    B-Grid Coordinates
    W2 - W5 / S100 - S104 *95 - 94.4
    Findspot
    W2-5 / S100-104 *95.2-94.9
    Description
    Temper: gritty with chaff.
    Dimensions
    L. 0.069, Diam. 0.070 m; Wt. 276.4 g.
    Comments
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    Author
    AR