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Pondera RO618 pyramidal loom weight
Catalogue number
Pondera RO618
Holding institution
Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi
Description
Pyramidal truncated clay weight, semi-fine, pinkish-orange in colour, with brown and calcite inclusions. Fragmentary: heavily chipped in several places.
Context
Site
Villadose
Context
Villadose, San Pietro
Details
Type
loom weight
Loom weight shape
pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base
Hole diameter
7 mm
Material
clay
Material notes
semi-fine
Preservation state
fragment
Remarks
- No wear was detected as the surface of the weight in the vicinity is chipped. Examined first-hand. Unpublished.
Recorded by
A. Tricomi
Year of study
2011