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Pondera PD475 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera PD475 Inventory number IG256454 Holding institution Padova, Deposito Soprintendenza per i Beni archeologici Description Pyramidal truncated clay weight.
Context
Site Padova Context Padova, Via C. Battisti, 132 (FASI 3-4; 5) Excavation year 1993
Details
Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Material clay Preservation state fragment
Remarks
N.B.: The height measurement was attributed arbitrarily, since the published study reports a height of between 13 and 14 cm approximately for all 5 weights found in the same US.
References
Bianco, M.L., and R. Gregnanin. “Lo Scavo Urbano Pluristratificato Di via C. Battisti 132 a Padova.” Quaderni Di Archeologia Del Veneto XIX–XX (1997 1996): 7–150.
Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012