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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.
Loom Weight
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.

Loom Weight

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureGreek
Date5th-4th century B.C.
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsh. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
w. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
d. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson
Object number84.87.29
Geography
Place madeGreece
DescriptionPyramidal loom weight. Pierced near flattened top. Traces of black glaze on sides and top. Indented line (from a stamp?) on top.Provenancegift of Tracy Watson (1914-2002), San Antonio, to the San Antonio Museum Association, 1984; transferred to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
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Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.
Loom Weight
Culture: Greek
5th-4th century B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.
Loom Weight
Culture: Greek
5th-4th century B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mr. Tracy Watson in memory of Eleanor Watson.
Loom Weight
Culture: Greek
5th-4th century B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Loom weight
Culture: Greek or Roman
8th century B.C.-1st century A.D.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Loom weight
Culture: Greek or Roman
8th century B.C.-1st century A.D.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Weight
Culture: Egyptian
664 B.C.-A.D. 395
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Weight
Culture: Egyptian
664 B.C.-A.D. 395
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Weight
Culture: Egyptian
664 B.C.-A.D. 395
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Weight
Culture: Egyptian
664 B.C.-A.D. 395
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Frances and Frederick Wilkins.
Stamp seal
Culture: Halaf or Ubaid culture
ca. 6500-3800 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Frog Lamp
Culture: Egyptian
3rd-4th century A.D.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl N. and Henry G. McCleary.
Lamp with Braid Pattern and Tongues
Culture: Egyptian
2nd-1st century B.C.

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