Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Object Name	Weight
Category Type	Stone
Object Sub-category	Stone -- Tool
Material	Basalt
Subjects and Themes	Weaving and textiles
Manufacture	Handmade
Ceramic Fabric	black basalt
Decoration	None
General Description	Black basalt weight (?). More probably a socket block for a pottery wheel since top shows signs of polishing created by turning.
Cultural Period	Iron IIC - Babylonian/Persian
Early Date (BCE)	650
Late Date (BCE)	550
Completeness	Whole
Width (cm)	2.8
Diameter (cm)	12.1
Dimension Notes	width taken at thickest point; hole diameter at top = 3.2 cm, at bottom = 2.8 cm.
Weight (g)	749.9
Excavation Date	1935-04-04
Exc. Object ID	x43
Excav. Ceramic Serial #	0
Primary Location	Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion
Catalog	Object
Collection	Tell en-Nasbeh Collection
Catalog Type	Archaeology
Catalog Date	2009-10-26
Conservation Condition	Good
Conservation Notes	Very good condition. Surface is very smooth and edges are almost perfectly round with little to no chips. No repairs needed.
Object ID	B2009.1.57
Old Museum ID	159
Photo Number	254
Publication Notes	McCown, C. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. I: Archaeological and Historical Results. Berkeley and New Haven:...
Has note	Bade Museum Accession Numbers are unique number given to each object in a collection that was received from the same source at the same time.