50

Lamp

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Bronze

Description

Bronze lamp with an oval disc set within a rim of rectangular section, decorated with stylised volutes and a semi-circular nozzle. Heart-shaped filling hole. Circular wick hole, perfectly centred on the nozzle. Ring base, soldered to the infundibulum, of rectangular section with a slightly expanded base folded inwards. A raised circle surrounding a central point is visible on the internal face. Handle formed by a semi-circular rod, of trapezoidal section near the infundibulum, gradually becoming circular in section and oriented towards the filling hole. The rod is reinforced at approximately mid-length by an iron clamp. At its distal third, it takes the form of a horse’s head, with a highly stylised mane rendered by obliquely incised lines.

Classification and chronology

Loeschcke XX Type; Valenza III; Pozo type VI / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase IV/V

Dimensions

Maximum length: 178 mm; Maximum height: 100 mm; Diameter of wick hole: 15 mm; Maximum base diameter: 52 mm; Weight: 581,5 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B2, A2, op. 50]

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 132; 2010, 971, est. CCIII, n.º 10.