Pondera RO301 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO301 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of fine clay, ancio coloured. Chipped at one corner, but essentially intact.

Context

Site Pontecchio Polesine Context Pontecchio Polesine, Rastellin Excavation year 1996

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Dimensions W. 40 mm Hole diameter 7 mm Weight 531 g Material clay Use wear On the perforations and the body Preservation state complete

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011