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Pondera VE017 discoid loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE017 Inventory number 37302 Holding institution Marteggia, Meolo, Centro di documentazione storico-etnografica del Veneto Orientale "G. Pavanello" Description Discoid weight in fine clay of a pinkish colour.
Context
Site Venice province Context Venice province
Details
Type loom weight Loom weight shape discoid Hole diameter 13 mm Weight 988 g Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforation and the body Preservation state complete
Remarks
The Pavanello Center's inventory records indicate that the weight comes from the area, collected from the surface, without any other indications. The same records attribute the weight to the Roman period. Examined first-hand. Unpublished.
Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012