400 BCE-400 CE
Conic shaped loom weight, pierced near vertex and unglazed. The cone is slightly asymmetrical and lists towards one side. The surface is whitish with chips near the tip, showing the red color beneath. There are modern pencil marks on two of the sides, mainly numerals. The loom weight can stand alone on its base.
8.9 x 3.9 x 4.5 cm (3 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Leaded bronze
5th century BCEGreekSilver
17th centuryBritishBronze
10th-9th century BCEItalicSilver
18th centuryBritishBronze
KoreanGray earthenware with traces of cold painted pigment
1st-3rd century CEChineseGreen stone
Silver
18th centuryBritishStone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBrass, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and lacquered wood
19th centuryBritishBronze
1st-2nd millennium CERoman