Terracotta onos (leg guard used in carding wool), Archaic, ca. 510–500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, length 10 1/2in. (26.7cm); greatest diameter 5 1/4in. (13.4cm), Vases, On each side, women working wool. Producing cloth for garments and other fabrics needed in a household was a significant task for women. It required special equipment such as a loom and loomweights as well as this utensil, known as an onos or epinetron
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Terracotta onos, leg guard, carding wool, Archaic, ca, 510–500 B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, black-figure, length, 10 1/2in, 26.7cm, greatest diameter, 5 1/4in, 13.4cm, Vases, side, women working, Producing cloth, garments, fabrics needed, household, significant task, women, required special, equipment, loom, loomweights, well, utensil, onos, epinetron
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