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Imbrex

Origin

Monte Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso.

Material

Ceramic. Hard, compact fabric with homogeneous firing. Abundant non-plastic inclusions, mainly composed of crushed ceramic and, to a lesser extent, quartz, with occasional nodules of lighter-coloured crushed ceramic and ferruginous particles (L51). Surface covered by a thin, smooth and impermeable reddish film (P13).

Description

Imbrex of trapezoidal shape, with irregular and asymmetrical curvature relative to its longitudinal axis. Semi-cylindrical profile, open and low in the lower section, and higher and also open in the upper section. Irregular thickness. Fragmented at the upper right end.

Classification and chronology

Type - Cardoso A / … / Monte Padrão – Phase VII/VIIa

Dimensions

Maximum length: 460 mm; Maximum width: 190 mm; Maximum thickness: 25 mm.

Deposit

MMAP [PAD. s/n.º]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 37; 2007, 93.

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