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Belt Pin

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Bronze

Description

Fragmentary belt pin, broken at the lower junction with the hinge. Longitudinal shaft, slightly curved, with a groove on the underside forming a slight heel that marks the beginning of the lower segment, which curves in the opposite direction to the shaft. Sub-rectangular section with rounded edges. Decoration consists of a line of incised dots along the lateral faces, arranged at regular intervals.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum length: 50 mm; Maximum width: 10 mm; Maximum thickness: 9 mm; Weight: 32 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B1, op. 141]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2010, 976, est. CCXI, n.º 51(2).