Pondera VE679 pyramidal loom weight

Catalogue number Pondera VE679 Inventory number IG 226310 Holding institution Campagna Lupia, Biblioteca comunale Description Pyramidal truncated weight (?), small in size and thin. It appears fragmentary at the head, where there is evidence of a second hole above the existing one. Could this be a weight made from a tablet weave?

Context

Site Campagna Lupia Context Campagna Lupia, Busa di Guia - sito 8

Details

Type loom weight Loom weight shape pyramidal truncated Dimensions L. 50 mm W. 19 mm Hole diameter 7 mm Weight 85 g Material clay Material notes fine Preservation state fragment

Remarks

Examined first-hand. Unpublished.

Recorded by A. Tricomi Year of study 2012