Catalogue numberPondera RO008Inventory numberIG12149Holding institutionAdria, Museo Archeologico NazionaleDescriptionTruncated conical spindle whorl made of orange-beige clay with a semi-fine clay and brown inclusions, coated with a matte black varnish, with traces of it preserved on the body and lower base. Truncated conical body, shaped on a lathe. A fingerprint is visible on the surface near the upper hole, hypothetically attributable to the time of manufacture and not to wear; the concentric grooves on the lower base also appear to be due to the lathe. Part of grave goods from TOMB 119.
materials from the 3rd - 2nd century BC come from the same context: ROMANIZATION? - The minimum diameter measurement corresponds to the diameter of the upper base.
Examined first-hand. Unpublished.