loom-weight
- Museum number
- 1916,1016.54
- Description
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Ceramic loomweight. Triangular in form, with perforation through one apex. Irregular surface.
- Production date
- 300 BC - AD 50 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 138.50 millimetres
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Weight: 1224 grammes
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Thickness: 78 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Weights made of fired clay were used to maintain tension on warp-weighted handlooms.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1916
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1916,1016.54