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Polished axe

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Greyish-green (S91).

Description

Fully polished axe. Elongated sub-trapezoidal outline, with a plano-convex, irregular and asymmetrical cutting edge. Subcircular section. Sharp cutting edge, with traces of use. Asymmetrical body, slightly deformed on one of the lateral faces. A slight oval concavity is visible on the lateral face of the butt.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Alvarelhos – Phase I

Dimensions

Maximum length: 127 mm; Maximum width: 49 mm; Maximum thickness: 38 mm; Weight: 321,5 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 98 B1, A1 (J11.00), op. 171].

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 51; 2010, 1009, est. CCXXXVII n.º 12.