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Handle Attachment

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Bronze

Description

Figurative handle attachment of oval outline with two central perforations, preserving two iron rivets. Broad and thick piece, featuring a (satyr’s) face, with only the nose and mouth clearly defined, and surrounded by a stylised beard made with small radial incisions. The transition between the mask and the suspension ring is defined by horizontal mouldings.

It corresponds to Type II, Group A in the classification of Manuela Delgado, associated with stylised mask representations. The present example displays an oval morphology, with clearly defined eyes and mouth, framed by a crescent-shaped beard, and stylised hair represented by horizontal lines.

Classification and chronology

Type – II, Grupo A (Manuela Delgado) / VI A (Nunes Pinto) / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum length: 68 mm; Maximum width: 29 mm; Width of suspension ring: 12 mm; Weight: 310 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 93 A, op. 49]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 136; 2010, 973, est. CCVIII, n.º 25.