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Pondera VE049 discoid loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE049 Inventory number 37324 Holding institution Marteggia, Meolo, Centro di documentazione storico-etnografica del Veneto Orientale "G. Pavanello" Description Discoid weight made of fine yellowish clay. Fragmentary: a large part of the disc is missing.
Context
Site Venice province Context Venice province
Details
Type loom weight Loom weight shape discoid Hole diameter 14 mm Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforation and the body Preservation state fragment
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 Unpublished.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