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Cup of Tróia, 1st-2nd c., Grândola, Alentejo

2018 Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and restoration of one silver alloy cup (1st-2nd cs.) with gold applications, exhumed in Tróia (1814), inside a leaded cinerary urn, reproducing a representation of xenia, hospitality and courtesy scene, with engraved and chiselled figurative motifs.
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  • P. Valério, M.F. Araújo (2018), Caracterização do Vaso de Tróia - relatório preliminar (Characterisation of the Cup of Troia- preliminary report), Nuclear Science and Technology Centre, Higher Technical Institute, University of Lisboa.
  • Carta e parecer sobre a Taça (Letter and Advice on the Cup), Historic Archive, Museum-Library of the House of Bragança, FCB-MBCB, AH, NNG 3462/8.

Acknowledgements House of Bragança Foundation ~ National Museum of Archaeology

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