Corinth Object: MF 2016 15
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2016 15
Title:   LOOMWEIGHT PROFILE XII
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2016
Object Number:   15
Description:   Almost slightly pyramidal loomweight, with flattened sides with rounded edges, Type XII (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, p.161). Bottom concave. Similar to MF-6636J (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1186) and MF-2582 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1187).
Decoration:   Very pale brown slip.
Material:   Very coarse pale brown clay with abundant red and black large to very large spherical angular inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Fabric: 2.5Y 8/2 (pale brown); Slip 10YR 7/4 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete. Chipped near top and on body. Surface weathered, slip worn mostly worn away.
Manufacture:   HM
Weight Description:   0.261
Weight:   0.261
Period:   3rd c. B.C.
Chronology:   250-146 BC, according to comparanda in Corinth 12
Area:   South Stoa
Context:   South Stoa, context 367, LOT 2016 005
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: South Stoa
Image: digital 2016 3575
Basket: South Stoa, context 367