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Pondera VE497 bone spindle/distaff

Catalogue number Pondera VE497 Inventory number AL 6344 Holding institution Quarto d'Altino, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino Description Six fragments of a bone shaft; the upper end is incomplete and flat, marked by two parallel circular grooves, and lacks a crown; the lower end also has two parallel circular grooves. The shaft tapers toward the lower end.
Context
Site Quarto d'Altino Context Quarto d'Altino, Altino
Details
Type spindle/distaff Dimensions L. 173 mm Material bone Preservation state fragment
References
Manni, 2002.
Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012