Pondera VE500 bone spindle/distaff

Catalogue number Pondera VE500 Inventory number AL 5617 Holding institution Quarto d'Altino, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino Description Two matching fragments of a bone shaft; the upper end consists of a bulbous crown with two linear incisions parallel to the base.

Context

Site Quarto d'Altino Context Quarto d'Altino, Le Brustolade

Details

Type spindle/distaff Dimensions L. 185 mm Material bone Preservation state reconstructed

Remarks

Examined first-hand.

References

Manni, 2002.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012