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Bowl

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Fine grey ceramic. Compact, hard fabric with homogeneous firing and laminar composition (R31). Well-calibrated non-plastic inclusions consisting of mica and feldspar. Smoothed and highly polished surface. Dark, glossy colour (T73).

Description

Wheel-thrown bowl. Vertical upper wall, with a rounded rim slightly projecting inwards. Curved body, with a slightly inturned lower wall of oblique orientation. Base formed by a slightly raised false foot of triangular profile. Discoidal base with full support. Decoration consists of two U-shaped grooves positioned at mid-height on the wall and body.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase V

Dimensions

Maximum rim diameter: 127 mm; Maximum height: 68 mm; Maximum wall thickness: 4 mm; Maximum base diameter: : 50 mm; Capacity: 518,95 cm³ / 0,51 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 92 A (I 30.01), op. 73]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 81; 2010, 857, est. CLXXXII, n.º 11.