16

Loom Weight

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Common ware ceramic. Compact, hard fabric with homogeneous firing. Very abundant non-plastic inclusions of varying size, consisting of quartz, mica and crushed ceramic. Smoothed, slightly rough surfaces. Reddish fabric (R19).

Description

Trapezoidal loom weight of quadrangular section, with a lateral perforation. Flat faces, with rounded edges. The perforation is off-centre and biconical in profile. The upper face is irregular, with a rounded profile. One lateral face bears a graffito executed in the fresh clay, forming a meander design.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Monte Padrão - Phase VI/VII

Dimensions

Maximum length: 124 mm; Maximum width: 49 mm; Perforation diameter: 9/10 mm; Weight: 348,5 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. II, X, 336]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007,106.