Catalogue numberPondera VE033Inventory number37350Holding institutionMarteggia, Meolo, Centro di documentazione storico-etnografica del Veneto Orientale "G. Pavanello"DescriptionPyramidal truncated weight with a rectangular base, made of semi-fine clay of a yellowish colour, with small and medium-sized orange inclusions and calcitic inclusions.
Typeloom weightLoom weight shapepyramidal truncated with a narrow rectangular baseDimensions
L.
88
mm
W.
25
mm
Hole diameter9 mmWeight501 gMaterialclayMaterial notessemi-fineUse wearOn the perforationsPreservation statecomplete
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 Unpublished.