Object type
goblet
Fabric
Protohistoric handmade pottery
Culture/period
Protohistoria y mundo íbero
Materials
pottery
Technique
handmade, spatula
Mint
Production date
-600 / -500
Museum
Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Current location
Archaeological site
Mas Castell
Township
Porqueres
Dimensions
150 x 140 mm
Description
Read more
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.
© Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Omeka ID
3563