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Knife

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Iron.

Description

Knife with straight axis and blade of triangular section. Blade triangular in outline, with straight profile. The tang for hafting, of quadrangular section, is formed by the extension of the upper axis and is slightly offset below the alignment of the blade. Fragmented at the tip and at the junction with the tang. At the handle end, the blade terminates obliquely in a curved profile, forming a curvilinear transition.

Classification and chronology

… / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum length: 129 mm; Blade length: 116 mm; Maximum blade width: 29 mm; Maximum blade thickness: 11 mm; Maximum tang length: 6 mm; Maximum tang thickness: 9 mm; Weight: 168 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B2, op. 95]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2010, 998, est. CCXXIV, n.º 12 (2).