Pondera RO201 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO201 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine yellow clay with small black and reddish-brown inclusions. Except for a small chip at one corner of the head, the weight is intact.

Context

Site Crespino Context Crespino, Le Concole Excavation year 2000

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a narrow rectangular base Dimensions L. 78 mm W. 46 mm Hole diameter 11 mm Weight 655 g Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforations and the body Preservation state complete

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011