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

2021 Conservation and Restoration
Archaeological goods

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)

Necklace bone bead, before the intervention.
Necklace bone bead, after the intervention.
Pins, before the intervention.
Pins, after the intervention.
Artefacts, before the intervention.
Artefacts, after the intervention.
Prepackaged artefacts.
Conditioned artefacts.