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Bowl

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Common ware ceramic. Compact, sandy fabric with homogeneous firing. Carefully finished, with a highly polished surface coated with a thick, well-adhering beige slip (L69).

Description

Common ware bowl imitating the Dragendorff 24/25 shape of Hispanic terra sigillata. Vertical rim, slightly inturned, of rounded section. Curved wall, with an external carination of triangular profile and associated wall thickening. Base with a slightly open foot with Hispanic moulding. Decoration consists of a series of small friezes of varying thickness arranged along the lower wall.

Classification and chronology

Imitation of Dragendorff 24/25 / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IIB/III

Dimensions

Maximum rim diameter: 105 mm; Maximum height: 65 mm; Maximum base diameter: 54 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 4 mm; Capacity: 329,77 cm3 / 0,32 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B3, A1, Ig. 7558]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 88; 2010, 811, est. CLVIII, n.º 9.