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Bowl

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Double-layered glass. High-quality vitreous fabric. The inner layer consists of an opaque white glass (2.5YR9/0), whereas the outer layer is composed of a slightly translucent reddish-brown glass (2.5YR1/6).

Description

Fragment comprising rim and upper wall of a bowl. Straight wall, with a slight, gentle curvature at the level of the rim. A V-profile incised groove defines the junction between rim and wall. Straight lip, slightly thickened and inclined inwards, with angular edges showing slight fire-polishing.

This bowl is of particular significance within the Roman glass industry of the north-western Iberian Peninsula, as its manufacturing technique, based on the juxtaposition of two glasses of different colours, has not been documented in any other published example.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Monte Padrão - Phase VI/VIIa

Dimensions

Maximum diameter at rim: 110 mm; Maximum length: 26 mm; Maximum thickness: 2 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. 94 A, op. 47]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 1997, 26; 2007, 143.