Pondera RO176 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO176 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of fine orange clay. The weight is fragmentary; only the upper part remains.

Context

Site Villanova del Ghebbo Context Villanova del Ghebbo, Boaria Traverso

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 8 mm Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforations and the body Preservation state fragment

Remarks

The find has been attributed to the Villanova del Ghebbo site, "Boaria Traverso" as no other weight from this municipality has been found within the Museum of the Great Rivers, as indicated in CAV. The dating has been attributed on the basis of the chronological indications of Atria 1989, pp. 226-227, no. 196. Examined first-hand.

References

Carta Archeologica Del Veneto, n.d.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011