Pondera RO171 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO171 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated clay weight, made from a semi-fine orange clay, rich in small mica and black inclusions. The weight is broken: the lower part is missing.

Context

Site San Bellino Context San Bellino, Guerrine di Mezzo Excavation year 1949

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Hole diameter 10 mm Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Carta Archeologica Del Veneto, n.d.

Atria, 1989.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011