Catalogue numberPondera RO086Inventory numberIG5151Holding institutionAdria, Museo Archeologico NazionaleDescriptionPyramidal truncated weight in clay, with a semi-fine orange body, with rare very small micaceous and calcitic inclusions.
Typeloom weightLoom weight shapepyramidal truncated with a rectangular baseDimensions
L.
70
mm
W.
40
mm
Hole diameter9 mmWeight389 gMaterialclayMaterial notessemi-fineUse wearOn the perforations and the bodyPreservation statecomplete
Remarks
Out-of-context material, preserved as belonging to tomb 224, Canal Bianco Necropolis. From the excavation logs: "Cremation tomb; the bones were placed in a vase. There were also six other vases. An amphora sawn in half served as a cinerary urn. Inside were small, thin red terracotta vases (Gallic?), imitating Arezzo vases."
Examined first-hand. Unpublished.