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Loom-weight
Greek
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.484
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Textile- and costume-making
DescriptionSmall cone, perforated, loom-weight.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).