Πέτρινο
βάρος
βάρος
από την Άσσηρο Θεσσαλονίκης,
του 13ου αι. π.Χ.
Stone weight
Museum/Inf. no.: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Ass 77-559
Provenance: Assiros. Phase 2, in contact with the western wall of Room 3
Dating: Early Iron Age
Material: Gray schist
Preservation: Intact. Broken and mended. Small chips on various spots of
the surface.
the surface.
Dimensions:
H. 18.9 cm
W. 6.6–10.4 cm
Th. 3.9 cm
Wgt: 1356.5 g
Description: Stone artefact, trapezoid in shape and rectangular in
section, with rounded edges. It bears a perforated suspension hole on the
upper, narrower part, which is circular in section, has a slightly hour-glass-shaped
profile and a diameter from 2.3 to 2.8 cm. Horizontal, parallel grooves are
discerned on the inner walls of the hole, possible processing traces of its
drilling. The surface is smoothed, even polished in some areas, bearing very
fine incisions, possible use wear traces of the object or of its surface
treatment. All the sides, even the narrow ones, are covered with incised
decoration: successive crooked lines create zigzag motifs.
section, with rounded edges. It bears a perforated suspension hole on the
upper, narrower part, which is circular in section, has a slightly hour-glass-shaped
profile and a diameter from 2.3 to 2.8 cm. Horizontal, parallel grooves are
discerned on the inner walls of the hole, possible processing traces of its
drilling. The surface is smoothed, even polished in some areas, bearing very
fine incisions, possible use wear traces of the object or of its surface
treatment. All the sides, even the narrow ones, are covered with incised
decoration: successive crooked lines create zigzag motifs.
This particular object, elaborately manufactured, probably was used as a
weight, either for weaving (loom-weight) or for fishing activities (fishing net
weight or anchor).
weight, either for weaving (loom-weight) or for fishing activities (fishing net
weight or anchor).
Bibliography: Wardle et al. 1980, 261.
References: Wardle et al. 1980: Wardle K. Hallstead
P. & Jones G. Excavations at Assiros 1975-9: A settlement site in
Central Macedonia and its significance for the Prehistory of South-Eastern Europe,
The Annual of the British School in Athens 75, 1980, 229–267.
Central Macedonia and its significance for the Prehistory of South-Eastern Europe,
The Annual of the British School in Athens 75, 1980, 229–267.
Author: Evangelia Tsangaraki
ΣΧΟΛΙΟ Γ. Λεκάκη:
Να θυμίσω πως η Άσσηρος Θεσσαλονίκης Μακεδονίας, είναι κυρίως γνωστή για έναν μακεδονικό τύμβο, 4.000 χρόνων…
ΠΗΓΗ: ΑΡΧΕΙΟΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ, 30.1.2019.
ΛΕΞΕΙΣ: πετρινο βαρος, Ασσηρος Θεσσαλονικης, Μακεδονια, μακεδονικος τυμβος, 4.000 χρονια πριν, σταθμα
