Terracotta loom weight
Unknown artist
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: length 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Culture: East Greek/Sardis, Lydian
Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
Date range
-900 – -30
Largest dimension
13.3 cm
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