spherical loomweight

Object Number

SMV10053

Name

spherical loomweight

Description

Incomplete fragments of spherical loomweights

not joined or matching each other. The biggest fragment forms half of the original looomweight

and the other two much smaller parts. Traces of a deep groove running down the middle of each spherical loomweight; on the biggest fragment

traces of two thin grooves on the exterior

none on the two smaller fragments. Orange in colour

with stone inclusions. One of the two smaller fragments has dark red colour on the interior groove

potentially red slip.

Specimen Count

3

Preservation State

Incomplete

Collection Date From

1959

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

EMu IRN

165209