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Artefacts, Middle Age, Moorish Castle, Sintra

2013 Conservation and Restoration

Treatment of almost 140 medieval archaeological artefacts collected from excavations inside The Moorish Castle (the majority) and in the surroundings of the Convent of Capuchos*, in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

  • Copper alloy artefacts (58)
  • Iron alloy artefacts (51).
  • Bone/ivory artefacts (9).
  • Artefacts (8) made of different materials.
  • Ceramics artefacts (4).
  • Glass necklace beads (3).
  • Iron and silver alloys (bolhão) artefacts (2).
  • Lead artefact.

* Both monuments inserted in the Natural Landscape of Sintra, World Heritage of Humanity (Unesco, 1995).

Acknowledgements Parks of Sintra - Monte da Lua

Artefact, before the intervention.
Artefact, after the intervention.
Necklace bead, before the intervention.
Necklace bead, after the intervention.
Buckle and ornament, before the intervention.
Buckle and ornament, after the intervention.
Hinge, before intervention.
Hinge, after intervention.
Compass and needle, before the intervention.
Compass and needle, after the intervention.
Artefact, before the intervention.
Artefact, after the intervention.
Knife, before and after the intervention.
Knife, before and after the intervention.
Nails, before the intervention.
Nails, after the intervention.
Needle and fasteners, before the intervention.
Needle and fasteners, after the intervention.
Buckle, before the intervention.
Buckle, after the intervention.
Earring, before the intervention.
Earring, after the intervention.
Hoop fragment, before and after the intervention.
Artefact, before and after the intervention.