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Pot with Internal Handles

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Trofa.

Material

Ceramic. Compact, well-refined fabric with non-plastic inclusions composed of mica, quartz, feldspar and small ferruginous nodules (grog). External surface smoothed with pronounced polishing and traces of exposure to fire (T71).

Description

Fragment of rim and adjoining wall of a wheel-thrown vessel with an internal handle. Truncated conical shape with curved walls and progressive thickening from the base towards the rim. Thick rim with a flat lip projecting inward and slightly descending. Internal handles of circular section and horizontal development, attached to the upper third of the wall, parallel to the rim and forming an arc. The point of attachment of the handles produced small protrusions on the outer surface of the wall.

Classification and chronology

Type MARTINS 4 / SILVA D2b2 (III – 3) / Castro de Alvarelhos – Moreira Phase II/IIb.

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 538 mm; Maximum height: 125 mm; Maximum thickness: 16 mm

Deposit

MMAP 160.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 62.