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Column Base

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Light-coloured granite (R92).

Description

Column base in locally sourced granite, of good workmanship and proportions. Rectangular base forming a plinth 10 cm in thickness. Recessed torus of convex profile, marked by a groove on the upper face. Developed summoscapus, marked on the lower face by a slight torus of curved profile forming a demarcation. A setting circle with U-shaped cutting is preserved on the upper face.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Monte Padrão – Phase VII/VIIa

Dimensions

Maximum base length: 390 mm; Maximum base width: 380 mm; Diameter at column base (shaft seating): 265 mm; Maximum height: 250 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. II X, 806]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 37; 2007, 93; 2014, 104.