Perdigões enclosures have a small museum located at the medieval tower of Herdade do Esporão (Reguengos de Monsaraz). In this page, images of archaeological materials and excavated contexts will be displayed. Please respect the copyrights and references.

Wednesday, 6 February 2019

0023 - "Horn idol"




(Photo copyright A.C. Valera / Era Arqueologia)

This "horn idol" was collected at Hypogeum 1, in Perdigões, dating from the Late Neolithic (last quarter of the 4th millennium BC). It is decorated with incised lines, suggesting the attribute of other figurines interpreted as facial tattoos. 

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