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Image in {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 197, fig. 10.57 (drawing). | Image in {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 197, fig. 10.57 (drawing). | ||
Mica schist stela with rounded top; see [[Levo]] for the find circumstances and context. According to {{bib|Ferrero 1897}}: 57, the tomb associated with the stela contained an iron knife, an iron ring, and the remains of a glass bead necklace. Bought by Fabretti for the museum in Torino (De-Vit in {{bib|Ferrero 1889}}: 262). The shape of the stone is similar to that of the two Roman stelae from [[Brisino]] ([[VB·24 Stresa]], [[VB·25 Stresa]]); according to {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 197 f., the lower end of the stela is also worked into a slightly rounded shape. The gravestones from the Verbano cannot be marshalled into a clear chronological order, as factors like stone shape, frames, writing direction, letter forms and language/text formula appear in almost free combination. As pointed out by {{bib|Mainardis 2009}}: 337 f., one stonemason/workshop would be able to produce stelae according to more traditional or modern tastes all dating to roughly the same time. Morandi's dating to the late 2<sup>nd</sup> c. BC in any case seems too early; we prefer to date the Verbano stones with epichoric inscriptions roughly to the 1<sup>st</sup> c. BC. | Mica schist stela with rounded top; see [[Levo]] for the find circumstances and context. According to {{bib|Ferrero 1897}}: 57, the tomb associated with the stela contained an iron knife, an iron ring, and the remains of a glass bead necklace. Bought by Fabretti for the museum in Torino (De-Vit in {{bib|Ferrero 1889}}: 262). The shape of the stone is similar to that of the two Roman stelae from [[Brisino]] ([[VB·24 Stresa]], [[VB·25 Stresa]]); according to {{bib|Piana Agostinetti 2004}}: 197 f., the lower end of the stela is also worked into a slightly rounded shape. The gravestones from the Verbano cannot be marshalled into a clear chronological order, as factors like stone shape, frames, writing direction, letter forms and language/text formula appear in almost free combination. As pointed out by {{bib|Mainardis 2009}}: 337 f., one stonemason/workshop would be able to produce stelae according to more traditional or modern tastes all dating to roughly the same time. Morandi's dating to the late 2<sup>nd</sup> c. BC in any case seems too early; we prefer to date the Verbano stones with epichoric inscriptions roughly to the 1<sup>st</sup> c. BC. See also {{bib|Caramella & De Giuli 1993}}: 210. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 16 August 2024
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| Classification: | stela |
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| Material: | stone |
| Size: | height 220 cm, width 60 cm, thickness 9 cm |
| Condition: | complete |
| Autopsy by: | Corinna Salomon |
| Date of autopsy: | Apr 24 2024 |
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| Archaeological culture: | La Tène D 2 |
| Date: | 1st c. BC |
| Date derived from: | typology, archaeological context |
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| Site: | Stresa (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italy) |
| Field name: | Levo |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 45° 53' 2.87" N, 8° 30' 27.10" E |
| Find date: | 1887 |
| Find circumstances: | construction work |
| Current location: | Musei Reali – Museo di Antichità (Torino) |
| Inventory no.: | St 496 |
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| Inscription: | VB·27 (aśounị/atekua) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Whatmough 1933 (PID): 302 Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 17 Solinas 1995: 126 Morandi 2004: 70 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 567 no. 70 |
Images
 Stela VB·27 Stresa with inscription VB·27
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Commentary
Image in Piana Agostinetti 2004: 197, fig. 10.57 (drawing).
Mica schist stela with rounded top; see Levo for the find circumstances and context. According to Ferrero 1897: 57, the tomb associated with the stela contained an iron knife, an iron ring, and the remains of a glass bead necklace. Bought by Fabretti for the museum in Torino (De-Vit in Ferrero 1889: 262). The shape of the stone is similar to that of the two Roman stelae from Brisino (VB·24 Stresa, VB·25 Stresa); according to Piana Agostinetti 2004: 197 f., the lower end of the stela is also worked into a slightly rounded shape. The gravestones from the Verbano cannot be marshalled into a clear chronological order, as factors like stone shape, frames, writing direction, letter forms and language/text formula appear in almost free combination. As pointed out by Mainardis 2009: 337 f., one stonemason/workshop would be able to produce stelae according to more traditional or modern tastes all dating to roughly the same time. Morandi's dating to the late 2nd c. BC in any case seems too early; we prefer to date the Verbano stones with epichoric inscriptions roughly to the 1st c. BC. See also Caramella & De Giuli 1993: 210.
Bibliography
| Caramella & De Giuli 1993 | Pierangelo Caramella, Alberto De Giuli, Archeologia dell'Alto Novarese, Mergozzo: Antiquarium Mergozzo 1993. |
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| Ferrero 1889 | Ermanno Ferrero, "Regione XI. (Transpadana)", Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità (1889), 261–262. |
| Ferrero 1897 | Ermanno Ferrero, "Iscrizioni di Chignolo Verbano", Atti della Società di Archeologia e Belle Arti per la provincia di Torino 7 (1897), 56–60. |
