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Accession_Number 91.12.1
Shape Loomweight
Shape_description Ovaloid ball, pierced through left and right edges
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description Reddish-orange
Munsell_color
Decoration Moulded design incised on top: rough circle ca. 6.2 cm in diameter, containing a dotted star. See notecard for drawing.
Inscriptions
Condition Good condition except grey soil deposits on bottom, and slight erosion of design incised design.
Technique/Style Incised
Provenance
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Attribution
Image

2006.20.0031.jpg
Oblique view of a loomweight, showing moulded design.
Comparanda
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Beazley_DB
Height 2.3
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 2.1.2
Edited_by Sarah; Jayne
Date_edited 25.07.2003; 27.4.22
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