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Pondera RO044 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO044 Inventory number IG24391 Holding institution Adria, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine orange-beige clay, rich in tiny black and mica inclusions. The weight is broken in several places; only two edges remain, one front and one side. All measurements therefore indicate the preserved dimensions. In the fracture corresponding to the upper base, a regular ovoid groove can be seen, as if it had been specially shaped to accommodate something ovoid.
Context
Site Adria Context Adria, Giardino Pubblico Triangolare (angolo SE) Excavation year 1879
Details
Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Dimensions L. 90 mm W. 69 mm Hole diameter 13 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforation Preservation state fragment
Remarks
Examined first-hand. Unpublished.
Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011