12

Archer’s wrist-guard

Origin

Mamoa of Monte Grande, Alvarelhos, Trofa

Material

Fine-grained sandstone, greyish-brown in colour (P71)

Description

Fragment of an archer’s wrist-guard. Rectangular in both form and section, with an asymmetrical outline. Flat surfaces with rounded corners. Perforation with biconical profile, asymmetrical and irregular in outline. Fully polished.

Classification and chronology

Type… / Neolithic I Calcolithic / …

Dimensions

Maximum length: 33 mm; Maximum width: 17 mm; Maximum thickness: 6 mm; Perforation diameter (upper face): 7 mm; Perforation diameter (inner face): 3 mm; Weight: 7,3 gr.

Deposit

MMAP, N.º 931

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 48, n.º 16