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

2013 Conservation and Restoration

Intervention on some archaeological artefacts from the 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) 

Pair of spurs, before the intervention.
Pair of spurs, after the intervention.
Artefact, before the intervention.
Artefact, after the intervention.
Ensemble of artefacts, before the intervention.
Ensemble of artefacts, after the intervention.
Artefactos, depois da intervenção.
Detail of the sword, before the intervention.
Detail of the sword, after the intervention.
Blade, before and after the intervention.
Sword, before and after the intervention.