191

Jug (common ware)

Origin

Necropolis of Rorigo Velho, S. Martinho de Bougado, Trofa.

Material

Ceramic. Homogeneous fabric with uniform firing. Non-plastic inclusions composed of mica, quartz and feldspar of varying grain sizes. Smoothed and burnished surface with traces of orange slip (N45).

Description

Jug with S-shaped profile and globular body. Symmetrical body with a biconical neck and an everted rim with a rounded, outward-projecting lip. Circular spout. Vertical strap handle of oval cross-section, with a thumb rest between the rim and the upper part of the handle. Short, obliquely inclined foot with a slightly concave base and a peripheral resting surface.

Classification and chronology

Type Moreira 2010, Group VI, Form 1 - Second half of the 3rd century/4th century

Dimensions

Maximum height: 224 mm; Maximum rim diameter: 52 mm; Maximum base diameter: 85 mm; Maximum body diameter: 169 mm; Capacity: 2 072,25 cm³ / 2,07 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ROV. 1113]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 145; 2010, 260, est. XXII, n.º 44.