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|type_object=stela | |type_object=stela | ||
|material=stone | |material=stone | ||
|dimension= | |dimension=length 275 cm, width 28 cm, thickness 42 cm | ||
|dimension_max=275 cm | |dimension_max=275 cm | ||
|condition=complete | |condition=complete | ||
|culture_archaeological=Golasecca III A | |culture_archaeological=Golasecca III A | ||
|sortdate=- | |sortdate=-440 | ||
|date=5<sup>th</sup>–early 4<sup>th</sup> c. BC | |date=5<sup>th</sup>–early 4<sup>th</sup> c. BC | ||
|date_derivation=typology | |date_derivation=typology | ||
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|source_detail=Morandi 2004: 533 f. no. 26 | |source_detail=Morandi 2004: 533 f. no. 26 | ||
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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
Images in {{bib|Donati 1985}}: 231, fig. 31 (photo), {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 203, fig. 1 (photo and drawing), {{bib|Motta 2000}}: 198, fig. 2 (photo). | Images in {{bib|Donati 1985}}: 231, fig. 31 (photo), {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 203, fig. 1 (photo and drawing), {{bib|Motta 2000}}: 198, fig. 2 (photo). | ||
Unusually high stela of light grey granite gneiss found in alluvial sediment at a depth of ca. 3 m during the extension of the restaurant "La Palazzina", apparently together with an anepigraphic specimen which was not salvaged ({{bib|Donati 1985}}, {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 201). Originally left leaning against the wall of the guesthouse, the stela was taken to Locarno for restauration | Unusually high stela of light grey granite gneiss found in alluvial sediment at a depth of ca. 3 m during the extension of the restaurant "La Palazzina", apparently together with an anepigraphic specimen which was not salvaged ({{bib|Donati 1985}}, {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 201). Originally left leaning against the wall of the guesthouse, the stela was taken to Locarno for restauration in 2000, on which occasion the second inscription was detected (see {{bib|Morandi 2004}}: 533). The stela is the northernmost inscribed stone document from the Sottoceneri and the only one from the Valle del Vedeggio (cf. {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 153). See the inscription pages for the typological/palaeographical dating. | ||
See also {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 154 f., {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1997}}. | |||
<p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p> | <p style="text-align:right;>[[User:Corinna Salomon|Corinna Salomon]]</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 27 January 2024
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| Classification: | stela |
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| Material: | stone |
| Size: | length 275 cm, width 28 cm, thickness 42 cm |
| Condition: | complete |
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| Archaeological culture: | Golasecca III A |
| Date: | 5th–early 4th c. BC |
| Date derived from: | typology |
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| Site: | Mezzovico-Vira (Ticino, Switzerland) |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 46° 5' 12.21" N, 8° 55' 10.93" E |
| Find date: | May 1984 |
| Find circumstances: | construction work |
| Finder: | Luigi Coldesina |
| Current location: | Casa comunale (Mezzovico-Vira) |
| Inventory no.: | 161.1984.1 |
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| Alternative sigla: | Solinas 1995: 20 Motta 2000: 3 Morandi 2004: 26 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 533 f. no. 26 |
Images
 Stela TI·27 Mezzovico-Vira with inscription TI·27.1 from Morandi
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 Stela TI·27 Mezzovico-Vira with inscription TI·27.1 from Motta
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Commentary
Images in Donati 1985: 231, fig. 31 (photo), De Marinis & Motta 1991: 203, fig. 1 (photo and drawing), Motta 2000: 198, fig. 2 (photo).
Unusually high stela of light grey granite gneiss found in alluvial sediment at a depth of ca. 3 m during the extension of the restaurant "La Palazzina", apparently together with an anepigraphic specimen which was not salvaged (Donati 1985, De Marinis & Motta 1991: 201). Originally left leaning against the wall of the guesthouse, the stela was taken to Locarno for restauration in 2000, on which occasion the second inscription was detected (see Morandi 2004: 533). The stela is the northernmost inscribed stone document from the Sottoceneri and the only one from the Valle del Vedeggio (cf. Piana Agostinetti 2004: 153). See the inscription pages for the typological/palaeographical dating.
See also Piana Agostinetti 2004: 154 f., Tibiletti Bruno 1997.
Bibliography
| De Marinis & Motta 1991 | Raffaele C. De Marinis, Filippo Motta, "Una nuova iscrizione lepontica su pietra da Mezzovico (Lugano)", Sibrium 21 (1990–1991), 201–225. |
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| Donati 1985 | Pierangelo Donati, "Mezzovico-Vira, distr. di Lugano, TI", Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte 68 (1985), 231. |
