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Dollium

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Ceramic. Compact paste of laminar structure with homogeneous firing (P47). Non-plastic inclusions composed of quartz, feldspar and, in greater proportion, mica. Smoothed, highly polished surface, with visible mica particles (P47). Traces of exposure to fire on the lower face near the base.

Description

Fragment of base and adjoining wall of a dolium. Flat base, slightly concave, with irregular resting surface. The junction between wall and base forms a rounded moulding. Curved wall with regular thickness.

Classification and chronology

Type SILVA 1986, G1 – II1 (phase III) / Monte Padrão – Phase VI

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 336 mm; Maximum height: 85 mm; Maximum wall thickness: 11 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD 85 E (A1.020), 1599]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 72.