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Decorated Bracelet

Origin

Corvilho Necropolis, Santo Tirso, Santo Tirso

Material

Bronze

Description

Solid open bracelet, cast in a mould and subsequently worked by hammering. Circular in outline, slightly flattened on the upper and lower faces. Sub-quadrangular cross-section, with a flat inner face and a rounded outer surface. The terminals are knob-shaped, with rounded section and smooth inner faces.

Decoration on the outer face consists of a geometric composition formed by three parallel longitudinal lines made up of incised dots. From the terminals, transverse incisions run along the hoop (nine on one side and five on the other), parallel to one another.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Late Bronze Age / Corvilho

Dimensions

Internal diameter: 61 mm; Maximum thickness of hoop: 13 mm; Terminals: 14 mm X 12 mm; Distance between terminal ends: 7 mm; Weight: 150 gr.

Deposit

MMAP, 34.

Bibli.

SANTARÉM 1956b, 401-402; PEREZ 1997, 5-11; MOREIRA 2007, 53; 2013, 49-50; 2014, 83.