Details for Artifact 397
Museu Municipal de Lagos, Portugal (Cat No:85)
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Photograph by K. Lillios, courtesy of the Museu Municipal de Lagos
Leisner and Leisner 1959, Tafel 47, 6, 10
Formal Data
Raw Material: light grey slate
Height: 20.4 cm
Weight: g
Condition: moderately complete
Life Stage: finished
Form: rectangular
Structure: bipartite
No. of Engraved Sides: regular
Perforations: 1
Perforation Form: biconical
Major Type: Classic
Height: 20.4 cm
Weight: g
Condition: moderately complete
Life Stage: finished
Form: rectangular
Structure: bipartite
No. of Engraved Sides: regular
Perforations: 1
Perforation Form: biconical
Major Type: Classic
Plaque Details
Strap Shape: n.a.
Strap Angle: n.a.
No. Left Straps: n.a.
No. Right Straps: n.a.
Collar Shape: n.a.
Collar Fill: n.a.
Other Top Motifs:
Strap Angle: n.a.
No. Left Straps: n.a.
No. Right Straps: n.a.
Collar Shape: n.a.
Collar Fill: n.a.
Other Top Motifs:
rays
Bands: 1F with triangle
Structure: hybrid
Registers: 04+?
Elements: hollowed triangles filled with mini-triangles, triangle
mini-triangle
triangle
hollowed triangle
Iterations: 3+ hollowed triangles, 7 triangles, 3 tri, 2+? tri
Registers: 04+?
Elements: hollowed triangles filled with mini-triangles, triangle
mini-triangle
triangle
hollowed triangle
Iterations: 3+ hollowed triangles, 7 triangles, 3 tri, 2+? tri
Engraving Style: regular
Specific Markers:
General Markers:
Specific Markers:
Idiosyncratic Design
Perforation with Wear
Perforation with Wear
also illustrated in Almagro Gorbea 1973, fig. 40, 48, curved top like 561 and 936, upon inspection, perforation shows signs of wear, engraving likely done with two tools. Lithological description (by C. Read) - fine-grained slate with minor visible minerals, 2 foliations - primary foliation surface has visible crenulations, Back surface of the plaque is an iron stained foliation surface with crenulations.