Pondera RO279 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera RO279 Holding institution Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of refined clay, yellowish beige in colour. Fragmentary: the top is missing. Star-shaped decorative motif, apparently made from a matrix.

Context

Site Crespino Context Crespino, Case Zucca (1) Excavation year 1999

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a narrow rectangular base Dimensions L. 79 mm W. 37 mm Material clay Material notes fine Preservation state fragment

Remarks

the publication attributes the material to the generic Roman period. Examined first-hand.

References

Archeologia Sperimentale I (2000).

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2011