Drawing of several fishing tools found in near the ancient roman city of Balsa, in the Tavira municipality, on the Algarve region, in southern Portugal. The first two objects are hooks, the one on the left is in bronze and with a barb, while the bigger one was made of iron and has no barb. In the bottom is a bronze needle for making fishing nets.
This image was published in the "O Archeologo Português" magazine, second volume, of 1896, and scanned by Direcção Geral do Património Cultural.
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