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Bronze Ring

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa

Material

Bronze

Description

Bronze ring manufactured from a strip of sub-rectangular section with a biconical outline, joined by two tenons and a plate, also in bronze. The ring develops a conical profile and shows hammering traces on the upper surface. Its configuration suggests a function as a pressure or fastening element within a composite object, possibly incorporating wooden components. Alternatively, it may have served a different purpose related to the fitting or support of metal vessels, possibly acting as a base or stand for a vessel such as a situla.

Classification and chronology

Type ... / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 106 mm; Maximum internal diameter: 101 mm; Maximum height: 19 mm; Maximum plate thickness: 4 mm; Weight: 122,6 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 93A, op.91]

Bibli.

MOREIRA, 2007, 135; 2010, 978, est. CCXVIII, n.º61