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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Astragalus
Length
3.20 cm
Width
2.30 cm
Height
0.85 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
30.60 - Sept. 3, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
30.68 - - Ashmolean Museum (label) No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Astragalus Shaped
Wear
Lightly worn
Corrosion
Lightly corroded
Handle
No
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autoptic examination: Lead weight, astragalus shape. The weight is pierced in the middle; the reverse is flat. Signs of wear and corrosion: light bumps and hollows.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: İzmir
Findspot (site)
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
context
Found in Smyrna.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
Turkey: İzmir
City
İzmir [Smyrna / Eurydikeia]
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1884
circumstances
Smyrna.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Ashmolean Museum (Oxford) Dec. 31, 1884 AN 1884.596
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
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VARIA
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