Name 1
XABECA (JABECA)
Name 2
XABECA (JABECA)
ID number
001.71.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Reyes Ávila Bercial, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n, 13400-Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.293
Type of Object
Smelting
Description
Short description
Container used in the xabeca furnaces to contain and afterwards roast the cinnabar.
Measures
"length: 0.44m
width: 0.28m
height: 1.13m"
width: 0.28m
height: 1.13m"
Materials
Ceramic
Dating
11th–15th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Roasting of cinnabar.
Present use
Museum and didactic use.
Original location
Archaeological remains, Xabeca furnaces (Cerco de Destilación)
Present location
Mercury Museum (Mining Park)
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
26. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never