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Pondera VE067 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE067 Inventory number 37352 Holding institution Marteggia, Meolo, Centro di documentazione storico-etnografica del Veneto Orientale "G. Pavanello" Description Pyramidal truncated weight, made of semi-fine clay, yellowish in colour with brown and orange inclusions. Fragmentary: the upper part is missing.
Context
Site Venice province Context Venice province
Details
Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Dimensions W. 74 mm Material clay Material notes semi-fine 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 Unpublished.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