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Metallic alloys, 14-20th cs., Torres Vedras

2009 Conservation and Restoration
Archaeological goods

Treatment of archaeological artefacts exhumed from the site of the Watermill of Santa Cruz*, Torres Vedras (Estremadura), built by the end of the 15th c., classified as a Building of Public Interest (1997), transformed today into an Interpretative Centre.

  • Thimbles (2), tack, bolt, button, rattle in copper alloy (20th c.).
  • Bullet (18-19cs) and a weight (19-20th cs.) in lead alloy.
  • Decorative elements (2) in gilded copper alloy (17-19th cs.).
  • Artefact in copper and iron alloys.
  • Medal in silver alloy(?).
  • Spoon in alpaca, cable cutlery in metal (?).

* Consult: Luna, I, e Cardoso, G. 2008. Azenha de Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras: resultados dos trabalhos arqueológicos, (results of the archaeological excavations) 2004-2007, 2 vols., Torres Vedras [mimeographed].

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Religious medal, before the intervention.
Religious medal, after the intervention.
Decorative element, before intervention.
Decorative element, after intervention.
Thimble, before the intervention.
Thimble, after the intervention.
Spoon, before the intervention.
Spoon, after the intervention.
Rattle, before intervention.
Rattle, after intervention.
Artefact, before the intervention.
Artefact, after the intervention.
Weight, before intervention.
Weight, after intervention.
Illustration of Watermill of Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras. ©
Image of the current Watermill of Santa Cruz, Torres Vedras. ©