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Spindle Whorl

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Ceramic. Compact, well-refined fabric with non-plastic inclusions composed of mica, quartz, feldspar and small ferruginous nodules. Surface smoothed with pronounced polishing (N70).

Description

Biconical spindle whorl with a carination in the lower third, of rounded profile, slightly asymmetrical. Inverted biconical perforation, off-centre in relation to the axis. The perforation was made from the base towards the top, causing displacement and accumulation of the paste on the upper surface. The upper cavity is shallow, with a regular recess extending from the upper edge to the centre of the perforation. It preserves a graffito on the lateral face, placed between the carination and the upper face, consisting of three vertical strokes, parallel to each other, joined at the base by a horizontal line.

Classification and chronology

Type Armando Coelho H2 (68) / Monte Padrão – Phase V/VI.

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 35 mm; Maximum height: 12 mm; Maximum perforation diameter: 6 mm; Weight: 17,4 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. 85. E1A (006), 625).

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 63.