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Key

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Iron.

Description

Key (Clavis Laconica). Straight shaft of rectangular section, with a group of four teeth arranged on a perpendicular plane. The transverse bar supporting the teeth forms a U-shaped section. Teeth of circular section.

Classification and chronology

Key / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum shaft length: 230 mm; Maximum length of transverse bar: 75 mm; Maximum width across the "teeth": 22 mm; Weight: 834,5 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B2, A2, op. 12]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2010, 998, est. CCXXIII, n. º 9.