11 Archer’s wrist-guard

Origin

Mamoa of Monte Grande, Alvarelhos, Trofa

Material

Fine-grained sandstone, greyish in colour (P73)

Description

Fragment of an archer’s wrist-guard. Rectangular in both form and section, slightly asymmetrical. Flat surfaces with rounded corners. Perforation with biconical profile, slightly off-centre and irregular in outline. Fully polished.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Neolithic / Chalcolithic / …

Dimensions

Maximum length: 47 mm; Maximum width: 21 mm; Maximum thickness: 7 mm; Perforation diameter (upper face): 7 mm; Perforation diameter (inner face) – 3 mm; Weight: 13,9 gr.

Deposit

MMAP, n.º 932.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 48, n.º 15.

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