Hand-modelled vessel with slightly sinuous biconical profile. Flat base. Vertical rim, with triangular section. The wall preserves the attachment scars of a vertical handle with plano-convex section.
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Biconical Vessel
Origin
Corvilho Necropolis, Santo Tirso, Santo Tirso
Material
Ceramic. Poorly compacted and highly friable fabric, with a black core. Abundant non-plastic inclusions consisting of quartz and, to a lesser extent, fine mica. The surface displays varying tones ranging from light brown to very dark brown (M75). Surface finish of poor quality, achieved through uneven smoothing. Traces of exposure to fire. Partially restored.
Description
Classification and chronology
Type … / Late Bronze Age / Corvilho
Dimensions
Maximum height: 75 mm; Maximum rim diameter: 100 mm; Maximum base diameter: 60 mm; Average wall thickness: 9 mm.
Deposit
MMAP, 38 [COR 1089].
Bibli.
SANTARÉM 1956a, 401-402; SANCHES 1981, 95; 1982, 56-61; MOREIRA 2007, 53-54, MMAP 38; 2013, 49-50; 2014, 84.
