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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Tyre
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
5.30 cm
Width
5.80 cm
Height
0.80 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
216.52 - - Wolff and Finkielsztejn 2009 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Club Relief
Palm Relief
Lattice pattern Relief
Sign of Tanit Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
Yes
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Wolff and Finkielsztejn 2009: Dimensions: 5.3 × 5.8 × 0.8 cm. Weight: 216.52 g. Obverse: Thick frame of schematic eggs (half outlined dots) separated by beads (most of the frame is worn). The inner field is divided in three parts: Palm branch to left, (Winged?) club to right,  ΑΟ̣Ρ̣. The second letter cannot be read as a delta because it is clear that there is no line at the bottom; the bar of the alpha is faint but most probably there. In any case, it cannot be a lambda in the context of a date. Although the upper loop of the rho is faint, the reading is not in doubt. There seems to be a circular sign at the end of the line but it is not clear at all. There is no sign of a lug on any side. Reverse: Large sign of Tanit on a network of lozenges. No frame.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Date
Fac simile

 ΑΟ̣Ρ̣ (or ΑΠ̣Ρ̣)

Edition
(Ἔτους) αο̣ρ̣´

L.1: απ̣ρ̣´ ?
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Israel: Central District
Findspot (site)
Gezer [Gazara]
context
Lead weight from Tel Gezer, discovered in the 2006 season of excavations, which concentrated on the casemate wall system attached to the western portion of the so-called Solomonic Gate (Field A, Square A-8, Locus 11001, which was a surface locus containing Iron II and Hellenistic pottery).
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -142 TO -131
Comments on Chronology
Wolff and Finkielsztejn 2009: Year 171 (or 181) would correspond to 142/1 (or 132/1) BCE according to the Seleucid era.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
-
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Wolff and Finkielsztejn 2009 497–498 None fig. 1 None
Finkielsztejn 2015 86–87, 91 143 None None
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