Object, Weight?
1926.02.0102
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Object, Weight? (1926.02.0102) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | N/A |
| Culture | Graeco - Roman |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 6.7 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 3.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
| Weight | 62 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta |
| Manufacturing Processes | Handbuilding, Firing, Incising |
| Munsell Color Information | Grayish Yellowish Brown (10YR 5/2) -Abrasions near base. Moderate Yellowish Brown (10YR 5/4) -Upper part of chip on body. Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 6/4) -Chip on rim. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | "Truncated conical weights of this type, made of clay or stone, were essential components of the warp-weighted loom. Warp threads were tied to a horizontal bar supported on two posts, and stretched and tightened by weights attached to groups of threads at the bottom. This example is pierced vertically with a hole through which is gathering of warp threads was guided and tied. The surface, marred by a large chip, is decorated with a branch motif consisting of along incised vertical line with short, slightly oblique horizontal lines on either side. For comparable loom weights, see Paris, pp. 195, 197, no. 143a, b; Petrie, 1917, nos. 138-39, pl. LXV; Strzygowski, p. 249, 7145a, b." -Eunice Dauterman Maguire, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers, Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989), 154. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Maguire, Eunice Dauterman, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers. Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Egypt Exploration Society |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |