Pondera RO194 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO194 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine, dark orange clay, rich in small to large calcite inclusions, small black inclusions, and micaceous inclusions. The weight is broken: the lower part is missing.

Context

Site Gavello Context Gavello, La Larda

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 10 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. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011