MS·2 Villafranca in Lunigiana
From Lexicon Leponticum
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| Proper name: | Stele Bocconi |
| Classification: | stela |
| Archaeological Type: | statue stela, type C (Ambrosi) |
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| Material: | stone |
| Material composition: | sandstone |
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| Extension (h×w×d): | 129 cm50.787 in <br /> × 33.5 cm13.189 in <br /> × 23 cm9.055 in <br /> |
| Condition: | unknown |
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| Archaeological culture: | unknown |
| Date: | middle - end of 6th century BC |
| Date derived from: | palaeography, typology |
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| Site: | Villafranca in Lunigiana (Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italy) |
| Field name: | Filetto |
| Coordinates (approx.): | 44° 18' 6.64" N, 9° 57' 38.90" E |
| Find date: | probably in the 1920's |
| Find circumstances: | unknown |
| Current location: | Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (Pontremoli) |
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| Inscription: | MS·2 (uṿezaṛụap̣us) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Morandi 2004: 274 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 698 Lejeune 1971: 137-138 & pl. XVI & pl. XIX Maggiani 1987: 437 & 438 |
Images
 Side view of stela MS·2 Villafranca in Lunigiana
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 Stela MS·2 Villafranca in Lunigiana containing the inscription MS·2 uṿezaṛụap̣us
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Commentary
A cast has been brought to the Museo Civico Archeologico ‟Ubaldo Formentini” (La Specia) (Morandi 2004: 698).
Regarding the dating of the monuments from the Lunigiana see the commentary of MS·1 Aulla.
