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Dolium

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Ceramic. Compact fabric with homogeneous firing. Moderately refined, with abundant non-plastic inclusions composed mainly of mica, quartz and feldspar. Smoothed, well-polished surface (P25).

Description

Fragments of rim, wall and base belonging to a medium-sized dolium. Oval-shaped body with a short neck and a flange-like rim projecting obliquely outward. Thickened lip with rounded profile. Discoidal base providing a full resting surface, with a rounded and slightly projecting edge.

Classification and chronology

Tipo … / Castro de Alvarelhos – Fase II/IIB.

Dimensions

Maximum height: 635 mm; Maximum width (body): 540 mm; Maximum rim diameter: 365 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 21 mm

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 86, n.º Inv.º 3455].

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 83; 2010, 813, est. CLXIII, n.º 31.