Pondera RO188 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO188 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine clay, yellowish in colour. The weight is broken, the lower end is missing.

Context

Site Gavello Context Gavello, La Larda Excavation year 1972

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 13 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations 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