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Pot with Lateral Handles

Origin

Monte do Padrão, Monte Córdova, Santo Tirso

Material

Ceramic. Compact and hard fabric with homogeneous firing. Non-plastic inclusions composed of quartz, feldspar and, in greater abundance, mica. Smoothed, well-polished surface, with abundant mica particles visible. Traces of exposure to fire (T51).

Description

Flat base forming a full resting surface. Curved wall sloping inward with a bilobate rim intended to receive a lid. It has two symmetrical strap handles with plano-convex section, arranged horizontally and attached to the upper third of the wall.

Classification and chronology

Type SILVA 1986, E3b (phase III) / Monte Padrão – Phase V/VI

Dimensions

Maximum diameter: 360 mm; Maximum height: 86 mm; Maximum rim thickness: 15 mm.

Deposit

MMAP, n.º 107.

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2005, 30; 2007, 70.