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Handle Attachment

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Bronze

Description

Handle attachment with two central perforations fitted with iron rivets. Circular plate decorated with a mask representing a satyr, in which the eyes, nose, mouth and moustache are rendered in a simplified manner. The face is framed by a circular reticulated band stylising the beard. Next to the suspension ring, the transverse bar has an angular profile. The reverse is decorated with a bar featuring vertical notches, interrupted by a longitudinal element extending across the frame and terminating in two small oval projections. The decoration was executed by chiselling after casting in a mould.

Classification and chronology

TYpe I (M. Delgado) / XIII A (Nunes Pinto) / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum height: 77 mm; Maximum width: 77 mm; Internal diameter of suspension ring: 11 mm; Weight: 177,9 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 92 A, op. 102(1)]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 137; 2010, 972-973, est. CCVIII, n.º 22.