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Bead

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Glass. Vitreous matrix of dark blue colour (10PB1/6), opaque, of medium quality, free from impurities and air bubbles.

Description

Cylindrical bead, asymmetrical, decorated with eleven vertical ribs, hot-moulded by pressure. Polished lateral faces. Central perforation of straight profile, slightly off-centre.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Monte Padrão - Phase VI/VIIa

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 14 mm; Maximum height: 8 mm; Diameter of perforation: 5 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. II, X, s/n.º]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 39; 2007, 101.