stele

1827 ritrovamento fortuito

periodo eneolitico

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 108; Larghezza: 37; Spessore: 24

arenaria- scalpellatura

Mostra di Arte Antica - Genova, Palazzo Bianco - 1892<br>I Liguri. Un antico popolo europeo tra Alpi e Mediterraneo. - Genova, Commenda di Pre - 2004

Although the stele lacks depictions of dating elements, it falls within those attributed to the Copper Age, perhaps of type B of Ambrosi's classification. Recent studies place the phenomenon of the stele-statues in relation to the development of new economic forms (highland pastoralism) and the spread of human groups for whom it might have been important to point out certain elements of the territory of importance within the society of the time. During the Iron Age, the stele received an inscription in which an Etruscan onomastic formula (Mezio dei Nemusii) or a Celtic toponym (sanctuary of the middle) was read in the past. Recently, it is preferred to emphasise the alphabet type within a Leponzio-Ligurian linguistic area with an interpretation that, although controversial, seems to be oriented towards recognising an onomastic formula. The body consists of an almost rectangular slab; the head is separated from the torso by a low, wide throat; the face is formed by lowering the surface into a circular shape from which emerge the triangular nose and the two pads that constitute the eyes. Anthropomorphic features are thus reduced to a minimum and sexual symbols and weapons are also missing.