Pondera VE449 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE449 Holding institution Campolongo Maggiore, Sede Gruppo Archeologico Mino Meduaco Description Yellowish fine clay. Very fragmentary: the lower part is missing. There does not appear to be a single perforation, but two impressed holes a few centimeters apart.

Context

Site Campagna Lupia Context Campagna Lupia, Foo Checchin

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Hole diameter 8 mm Material clay Material notes fine Use wear On the perforations Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Bianco, M.L., and R. Gregnanin. “Lo Scavo Urbano Pluristratificato Di via C. Battisti 132 a Padova.” Quaderni Di Archeologia Del Veneto XIX–XX (1997 1996): 7–150.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012