Women’s work: The dedication of loom weights in the sanctuaries of southern Italy

Loom weights are a common find in the sanctuaries of the ancient world. These small, portable, and inexpensive objects, however, are often marginalised in scholarship as merely remnants of weaving that took place at the site, or as low status dedications. In this article, I emphasize the importance...

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Main Author: Alexandra Sofroniew
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2011-10-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/2155