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