Pondera RO552 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO552 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Semi-fine clay weight, pinkish orange in colour, with calcitic and mica inclusions. Fragmentary: part of the upper and lower bases are missing.

Context

Site Rovigo province Context Rovigo province

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Dimensions W. 42 mm Hole diameter 7 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state fragment

Remarks

It comes from the box containing only loom weights, without any other indications, stored in the attic. Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011