Name: Cancellus
Provenance: Mértola
Location: Museum of Mértola. Museum of Islamic Art
Description: A cancellus made of medium grained grey marble, partially destroyed to fit in a 16th century door jamb. The side facing the faithful was decorated by a set of intersecting circles with knobs on the centre, and two concentric circles on each of the knobs. The inlaid quatrefoils stand out in relief. A slot on one side would have fit in the pilaster, which bounded the cancellus.
Dimensions: Height: 54cm, length: 48cm, width: 12cm.
Chronology: 7th century
Retrieved from:
TORRES, Cláudio [et al.] (1991) Museu de Mértola: núcleo do castelo: catálogo; Mértola: Campo Arqueológico de Mértola, p.43.
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