Pondera RO174 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO174 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated clay weight, made of a semi-fine orange clay, with some mica and calcite inclusions. The weight is broken: the lower portion is missing and one side is significantly chipped.

Context

Site San Bellino Context San Bellino, Nane di Sopra

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Hole diameter 7 mm Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforations and the body Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Accompanied by a handwritten sign reading: "S. Bellino Cemetery" Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011