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Hand Quern [Lower Stone]

Origin

Castro de Santa Margarida, S. Tomé de Negrelos, Santo Tirso.

Material

Pinkish (L49) and yellowish (K89) fine-grained granite (L49/K89)

Description

Lower stone of a hand quern. Irregular sub-rectangular outline, fragmented at one end. Entirely polished on the upper face, with a deep oval depression.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Santa Margarida /… Phase II

Dimensions

Maximum length: 605 mm; Maximum height: 187 mm; Maximum width: 398 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [s/n.º]

Bibli.

Unpublished.