Pondera RO229 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO229 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine clay, yellowish in colour, with small and medium-sized orange and calcitic inclusions. Fragmentary: half is missing.

Context

Site Crespino Context Crespino, Cantone (2) Excavation year 1998

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 10 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine Use wear On the perforation Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012