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Loom Weight
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Conic shaped loom weight, pierced near vertex and unglazed. The cone is slightly asymmetrical and lists towards one side. The surface is whitish with chips near the tip, showing the red color beneath. There are modern pencil marks on two of the sides, mainly numerals. The loom weight can stand alone on its base.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
Title: Loom Weight
Description:
Conic shaped loom weight, pierced near vertex and unglazed.
The cone is slightly asymmetrical and lists towards one side.
The surface is whitish with chips near the tip, showing the red color beneath.
There are modern pencil marks on two of the sides, mainly numerals.
The loom weight can stand alone on its base.
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