II.1.1 89. Loomweight with graffito, V-IV century B.C.E.

Monument

Type

Loomweight, round. 

Material

Clay. 

Dimensions (cm)

H., W., Th., Diam..

Additional description

Ceramic loomweight, V-IV century B.C.E, with two drilled holes close to each other and at one side of the circumference. Clearly meant for suspension. 

Find place

Berezan. 

Find context

Sector "Г"2, addition 2, depth 1.7-2.75. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1969, excavations of K.S. Gorbunova. 

Modern location

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. 

Institution and inventory

The State Hermitage Museum, Б.69.355. 

Autopsy

August 2016. 

Epigraphic field

Position

Flat surface of the disc, centre. Originally inscribed on complete object. 

Lettering

Graffito. 

Letterheights (cm)

1

Text

Category

Incertum 

Date

V-IV century B.C.E. 

Dating criteria

Ceramic date. 

Edition

Ν

Diplomatic

Ν

EpiDoc (XML)

<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
   <ab>
      <lb n="1"/><orig>Ν</orig>
   </ab>
   </div>
 
Apparatus criticus

Translation

 

Commentary

A discoid loomweight with two suspension holes to one side, with graffito most likely reading N rather than Z. The meaning of the mark on the loomweight is not clear. If numerical, in the Ionic system N = 50.

 

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