Pondera RO243 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO243 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of semi-fine clay, yellowish beige in colour. Fragmentary: the top and lower end are missing.

Context

Site Crespino Context Crespino, Cantone (1) Excavation year 1998

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Material clay Material notes semi-fine Preservation state fragment

Remarks

The publication attributes the site to a "luxury residence"; the publication attributes the material to the general Roman period. Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011