Pondera VE250 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE250 Holding institution San Donà di Piave, Museo della Bonifica Description Pyramidal truncated weight made of fine yellow-pink clay; it has a rather irregular shape and appears to have been modeled by hand rather than from a mold. It is broken into two fragments that are attached.

Context

Site San Donà di Piave Context San Donà di Piave, Grassaga Excavation year 1994

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated with a rectangular base Hole diameter 11 mm Weight 402 g Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state reconstructed

Remarks

Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012