Pondera RO189 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO189 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine clay with black, calcite, and mica inclusions. The weight is chipped: one side and part of the base are missing.

Context

Site Gavello Context Gavello, Scolo Zucca, Prà dei manzi

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 7 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state fragment

Remarks

From Atria: Roman Imperial period. Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011