Pondera RO079 discoid loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO079 Inventory number IG24425 Holding institution Adria, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Description Discoid weight made of semi-fine clay, pinkish beige in colour, rich in tiny black and mica inclusions. The weight is broken in several places: a large portion of the disc's surface is missing on both sides.

Context

Site Adria Context Adria, Giardino Pubblico Triangolare (angolo SE) Excavation year 1878

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape discoid Hole diameter 12 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the body Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011