The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis

HoB 223: Hammer-shaped loom weight. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hammer-shaped loom weight

Report 8: Ordinary Lydians at Home: The Lydian Trenches of the House of Bronzes and Pactolus Cliff at Sardis (2021) Cat. HoB 223

Date: Context: 9th to mid-8th c BC, Early Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.: T12.005.4
Material: Terracotta
Object Type: Weaving Equipment
Site: Sardis
Sector: HoB
Trench: HoB
Locus: HoB Deep Sounding C
B-Grid Coordinates: E1 - W5 / S104 - S109 *95.5 - 95.2
Findspot: W5-E1 / S104-109 *95.5-95.2; E0 / S107 *95.25 down

Description: Temper: gritty with chaff.
Dimensions: #4: L. 0.082, Diam. 0.057 m; Wt. 283.5 g; #10: L. 0.076, Diam. 0.049 m; Wt. 150 g.
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