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Dollium

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Common ware ceramic. Compact fabric with homogeneous firing. The predominant non-plastic inclusions are quartz and mica, with occasional feldspar. Large ferruginous nodules. The exterior surface is highly polished, with no visible inclusions, despite its advanced state of degradation (M20).

Description

Fragment comprising rim and upper wall of a storage vessel (dolium) with an ovoid body and inturned rim. Thickened rim with a flat upper surface. The internal face shows a recess forming a ledge for lid seating. Strongly flaring wall of regular thickness. A stamp is present on the shoulder, preceded by a graffito enclosed within a rectangular cartouche.

Classification and chronology

Vegas 49-6 Type; / Castro de Alvarelhos – Phase IV/V.

Dimensions

Maximum rim diameter: 324 mm; Maximum height: 75 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 32 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV.98 B6 A1 (E9.01), op. 12, 17]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 82; 2010, 816, est. CLXVI(a), n.º42a.