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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

Troia Cup before intervention.
Troia Cup after intervention.
Troia Cup before intervention.
Troia Cup after intervention.
Detail of the Troia Cup before the intervention.
Detail of the Troia Cup after the intervention.