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ARS Dish (African Red Slip Ware)

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Ceramic. Very compact and highly refined hard fabric, virtually free of non-plastic inclusions (N39). Highly polished surface, of orange colour (R39/R20).

Description

Fragments of a dish preserving its complete profile. Curved wall directly connected to the base. Slightly raised flanged rim, decorated with two incised grooves and a rounded lip. The exterior decoration consists of diagonal incisions producing a slight relief on the interior. The base is formed by the extension of the wall, creating a radial resting surface, with the interior slightly raised. The internal decoration comprises four concentric circles inscribed on the base, within which a central motif would have developed, although only the initial portion of a palmette is visible.

Classification and chronology

Type - Hayes 59 A, AD 320 – 380/400 / Castro de Alvarelhos – Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 285 mm; Maximum height: 32 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 7 mm; Capacity: 1 063,58 cm³ / 1,06 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 95 B. A4, op. 35]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 79; 2010, 698, est. CXXXVI, n.º 2.

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