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Artefacts, 15-17th cs., Sarilhos Grandes, Montijo

2021 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of some metallic artefacts exhumed in archaeological excavations carried out in the ancient cemetery of St Jorge' s Church, in Sarilhos Grandes, a place on lands belonging to the Order of Saint James of the Sword, within the scope of the SAND Project: "Sarilhos Grandes between Two Worlds - historical, archaeological and bio-anthropological study of a riverside population", following a protocol signed between the University of Coimbra (UC) and the Municipality of Montijo.

  • Copper alloy pins / pin fragments (58)
  • Copper alloy hook-shaped object
  • Fragments (4) and earrings (2) in silver alloy
  • Jet - gemstone (?) (2), glass/glass paste (4) and fish (2) beads
  • Sequin in gilded silver alloy (?)
  • Ring and fragments (3) of rings in copper alloy
  • Buttons/beads (9) in bone
  • Various fragments of worked thread

Acknowledgements Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, UC ~ Centre for Research in Anthropology of Health, UC ~ Municipality of Montijo ~ Portuguese General Directorate of Cultural Heritage (DGPC) ~ Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

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Prepackaged artefacts.
Conditioned artefacts.