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© Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Omeka ID 3563
Mas Castell
Protohistoria y mundo íbero

Iberian double chalice

MACB 333-074

Object type
goblet
Production date
-600 / -500
Fabric
Protohistoric handmade pottery
Museum
Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Culture
Protohistoria y mundo íbero
Discovery location
Mas Castell
Materials
pottery
Township
Porqueres
Technique
handmade, spatula
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
150 x 140 mm
Description
Double hand-made cup or calyx made with a spatulated finish. It consists of two opposite containers with an approximately hemispherical shape, of identical size, joined by a cylindrical stem. The rims of both cups are decorated with a geometric zigzag motif. It is undoubtedly a unique object, with few parallels, which dates back to the beginnings of the Iberian settlement of Mas Castell de Porqueres. It is unknown what its exact use was, although some researchers have proposed its possible function as a thymiaterion or incense burner.

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