Pondera RO187 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO187 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated clay weight made of a refined orange clay. The weight is broken, but part of the lower half remains.

Context

Site Gavello Context Gavello, La Larda Excavation year 1972

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Dimensions L. 86 mm Material clay Material notes fine Preservation state fragment

Remarks

From Atria: Roman Imperial period not better specified. Examined first-hand.

References

Carta Archeologica Del Veneto III, n.d.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011