Pondera RO286 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO286 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine clay, pinkish orange in colour, with small and medium orange, black, brown, and calcitic inclusions. Fragmentary: the lower base is missing.

Context

Site Crespino Context Crespino, Banchina Excavation year 1998

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 13 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state fragment

Remarks

The publication attributes the site to the Roman-Imperial period. Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011