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Bowl

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Common ware ceramic. Compact fabric of laminar composition with homogeneous firing. Well-calibrated non-plastic inclusions consisting of mica and feldspar. Well-polished surface, with a careful black (T31) finish.

Description

Wheel-thrown carinated bowl. Vertical upper wall, slightly inturned, terminating in a rounded lip projecting outwards. The profile is articulated by a sharply defined carination at mid-height. Straight lower wall, with an angular junction to the base. Base formed by a false discoidal foot with full support. Decoration consists of two very fine lines on the upper wall and a very faint frieze along the carination.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum rim diameter: 117 mm; Maximum height: 56 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 3 mm; Capacity: 262,84 cm3 / 0, 26 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 92 A (I 30.02), op. 73, Ig. 1265, 6383, 6875]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 97; 2010, 857, est. CLXXXII, n.º 10.