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Artefacts, 17th c., Montemor-o-Novo

2013 Conservation and Restoration

Intervention on some archaeological artefacts from The Crypt of Mascarenhas from the Mosteiro da Saudação (Monastery of Salutation) in Montemor-o-Novo (Alentejo):

  • Sword, iron and copper alloys.
  • Nails (24), bracelet, rod and spur, iron alloy.
  • Fragments in iron alloy and artefacts, iron alloy.
  • Insignia elements (30), tacks (4) and brooches (10), copper alloy.
  • Spur, iron alloy and leather, artefact, iron alloy and wood.
  • Bracket, wooden fragment with copper alloy tacks.

Fonseca, Jorge (2009), A cripta dos Mascarenhas no mosteiro da Nª Sª da Saudação de Montemor-o-Novo, Almansor: Revista de Cultura, nº 8, pp. 97-106.

Acknowledgements Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo ~ National Museum of Archaeology (Lisboa) 

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Before (sword, detail)
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