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Dish (non-vitreous Red-Slipped Ware)

Origin

Necropolis of Rorigo Velho, S. Martinho de Bougado, Trofa.

Material

Ceramic. Compact fabric with homogeneous firing. Non-plastic inclusions composed of medium-sized mica and quartz. Smoothed surface covered with a slip of “English red” colour on both exterior and interior surfaces (R13).

Description

Dish with straight walls of vertical development. Vertical rim, faceted on the exterior, with a rounded lip displaying symmetrical thickening. Flat, slightly concave base, providing a lateral resting surface. Uneven thickness, with progressive thickening towards the centre.

Classification and chronology

Group XI, CEVNV, Hayes 50 type (imitation) / Second half of the 3rd century – 4th century

Dimensions

Maximum height: 44 mm; Rim diameter: 213 mm; Base diameter: 176 mm; Capacity: 752,80 cm³ / 0,75 L.

Deposit

MMAP [ROV. 1085]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 151; 2010, 252, est. XXII, n.º 3.