ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
10 Dirhams
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Truncated sphere or similar (truncated spheroid, truncated double cone, etc.)
Length
2.00 cm
Width
1.00 cm
Height
- cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.97 | - | - | None | No | No | Yes |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
The weight is a flattened sphere doubly truncated in form ; punched on the top with a star of six arms, within which are four dots ; the bottom is blank ; corroded.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
Eastern Mediterranean/ Aegean.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1942
circumstances
Transferred from Topkapi Palace Collection, 1942.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ISLAMIC
Time frame
FROM
1100
TO
1300
Comments on Chronology
Islamic (Seljuk or Mamluk ?), AD 12th-13th centuries.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Museums Istanbul | Dec. 31, 1942 | 6155 (M) |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPAI II | None | 349 | 90 | None |
VARIA
Additional comment
Cf. Qedar, 1983, no. 5188 (5.94g.) ; MG Archives, November 7th, 1999, no. 31 ; Hendin 2007, no. 430 (not so similar) and for the design on the Islamic glass weights see, Hendin 2007, 458-460.
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