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Carinated Bowl

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa

Material

Ceramic. Compact, well-refined fabric with homogeneous firing. Abundant non-plastic inclusions composed of small quartz and mica grains evenly distributed. Smoothed and burnished surface with a light external slip (S33).

Description

Carinated bowl with umbilicated base. Hand-modelled, showing irregularities on the surface and slight asymmetry in the profile. Dome-shaped wall with a high, slightly concave rim and a rounded lip projecting outward. Carination located on the upper part of the wall, with a rounded profile. The vessel has been reconstructed from the preserved lower third of the wall.

Classification and chronology

Armando Coelho Type A1a; Manuela Martins Type 5A / Castro de Alvarelhos – Phase I-III

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 210 mm; Maximum height: 125 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 6 mm.

Deposit

MMAP, n.º 029.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 52.

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