Lastra commemorativa della presa di Porto Pisano

ambito genovese

MSA 18

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 39; Profondità: 12; Lunghezza: 81,5

marmo bianco apuano scolpito e inciso

Originally this stone, the product of a Genoese sculptor, was placed on the façade of a private house in Vico dritto di Ponticello, which went to Porta di S. Andrea, today Porta Soprana, the main entrance to the city from the east. The stone celebrates the victory of the Genoese who, after defeating the Pisans in the naval battle of Meloria (1284), had inflicted a stringent peace agreement on them, which was largely broken. This led to a naval expedition in 1290, aimed at forcing the rival city to respect the pacts: having broken the chains protecting the port, the Genoese devastated it. The chains of the harbour were displayed as a trophy in Genoa in some of the city's important buildings.