Dish imitating African Red Slip Ware, Hayes type 59B. Flat walls of oblique development. Rim formed by a short flange with flat upper surface and rounded lip. Flat, slightly concave base. Lateral resting surface and uneven thickness with progressive thickening towards the centre.
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Dish (Non-vitreous Red-Slipped Ware)
Origin
Necropolis of Rorigo Velho, S. Martinho de Bougado, Trofa.
Material
Ceramic. Compact fabric with homogeneous firing. Non-plastic inclusions composed of medium-sized quartz and mica. Surface with homogeneous finish, highly polished, and covered with a thick and well-preserved slip of “English red” colour (S37).
Description
Classification and chronology
Type – Moreira 2010, Group XII, Hayes 59B / Second half of the 3rd century – 4th century
Dimensions
Maximum height: 32 mm; Maximum rim diameter: 199 mm; Base diameter: 135 mm; Capacity: 270,91 cm³ / 0,27 L.
Deposit
MMAP [ROV. 1084]
Bibli.
MOREIRA 2007, 148; 2010, 254, est. XXII, n.º 12.
