Hand-modelled vessel with biconical profile. Rim formed by a small, obliquely oriented flange with flat upper surface and faceted lip. Pronounced internal carination with angular profile. The wall preserves the attachment scars of a vertical handle. Flat base.
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Biconical Vessel
Origin
Corvilho Necropolis, Santo Tirso, Santo Tirso
Material
Ceramic. Compact fabric, with abundant non-plastic inclusions consisting of very fine mica and, to a lesser extent, medium-grained quartz. Brown (N51) surface, well polished. The interior surface preserves impressions of organic inclusions originally present in the fabric and lost during firing. Traces of exposure to fire. Partially restored.
Description
Classification and chronology
Type … / Late Bronze Age / Corvilho
Dimensions
Maximum height: 109 mm; Maximum rim diameter: 122 mm; Maximum base diameter: 65 mm; Average wall thickness: 7 mm; Maximum handle height (?): 75 mm.
Deposit
MMAP, 39 [COR 1087].
Bibli.
SANTARÉM 1956b, 401-402; SANCHES 1981, 95; 1982, 56-61; MOREIRA 2007, 53-54, MMAP 39; 2013, 49-50; 2014, 84-85.
