Pondera RO407 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO407 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated loom weight made of semi-fine orange clay, rich in calcite and mica inclusions. Fragmentary: one side chipped and part of the top missing.

Context

Site San Martino di Venezze Context San Martino di Venezze, Poss. Vecchia Excavation year 1991

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Dimensions L. 96 mm W. 47 mm Hole diameter 9 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations and the body Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011