Angelino Mut donates a Roman anchor trap to the Archaeological Museum of Dénia

A finales de la década de los 70, Jaime Mateu Serrano y Angelino Mut Femenía mientras buceaban en la punta Norte de la bahía de l’Almadraba encontraron con algunas piezas de hierro y plomo, que iban descomponiéndose, además de un cepo o contrapeso de ancla, de plomo de época romana (siglo I).

Mut commented that, "bringing it to the surface was a costly task, but it has brought a very positive compensation" It was extracted manually with the help of water jugs, with a rope and little else.

This Roman anchor trap, enters the bottom of the Archaeological Museum thanks to the donation made by Angelino Mut although it is formalized on behalf of its two discoverers.

Corresponds to the 1st century

This underwater finding for the municipal archaeologist, Josep Gisbert, is of great interest, since 20 years ago, Antonio Catalá, found several objects in the same area, such as a lead band, a lytic anchor and large fragments of dolia, as well as a lead seal with the name of the merchant, Tiberius Claudius Amiantus of Tarraco (1st century), which allowed to document the vestiges of the wreck of a sunken ship with cargo of wine transported in dolia.

That's why, in the company of that set, "se can affirm that the piece is located in the Flavia period (70-90 aC) and that corresponds to the sunken ship from Tarragona, transporting wine, which would make a southern route, probably towards Cartago Nova and wrecked at the northern tip of l ' Almadrava", Specified Gisbert.

As he said, after the documentation and study work, the possibility of reconstructing the Roman anchor, about 77 cm, will be evaluated for future exposure Museu de la Mar.

The councilman of Culture, Rafa Carrio, thanked the donation, because "it is thanks to the will and sensitivity of people like Angelino that is studied, restored and valued a part of our history for public enjoyment" In this sense, he has called on professional or amateur divers to follow suit in case of finding underwater archaeological objects, and warn the competent technicians for custody, protection and dissemination.