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|dimension=length 32 cm, width 25 cm, thickness 7,5 cm
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|culture_archaeological=La Tène B, La Tène C
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|source_detail=Morandi 2004: 535–537 no. 29
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==Commentary==
==Commentary==
Images in {{bib|Mommsen 1853}}: Taf. I.5b (drawings by Pelli = {{bib|CII}}: tab. I.1B a and b), {{bib|CII}}: tab. LVIII.1B (drawing of a cast by Serafino Balestra ~ {{bib|Pauli 1885}}: Taf. I.1b), {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 113 and 118 (photos) and 119 (drawing).
Images in {{bib|Mommsen 1853}}: Taf. I.5b (drawings by Pelli = {{bib|CII}}: tab. I.1B a and b), {{bib|CII}}: tab. LVIII.1B (drawing of a cast by Serafino Balestra ~ {{bib|Pauli 1885}}: Taf. I.1b), {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 113 and 118 (photos) and 119 (drawing). Photo of a plaster cast, probably from the Museo Civico Lugano, in {{bib|Motta & Ricci 1908}}: tav. II; while this cast must be assumed to be lost, two more are thought to be kept at the [[Ufficio Cantonale dei Beni Culturali (Bellinzona)]] and at the [[Rätisches Museum (Chur)]]. In great detail on the history of the documentation {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 103–105 with footnotes.


Fragment of a mica schist stela or slab, found in March 1841 a quarter of a mile from Aranno near the old street which leads from there via the Monte d'Iseo to Neggio, on the property of one Vittore Corti, at a depth of somewhat over half a metre, together with three other stone fragments. According to the first owner of the finds, Vittore Pelli from Aranno, they are the remains of a grave chamber, destroyed by the finders ({{bib|Mommsen 1853}}: 202 f., no. 5). Differently {{bib|Crivelli 1940}}: 333, who gives the find year as 1818 and locates Corti's property in the locality Màrtera. See {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 105–109 for a discussion of the find circumstances.
Fragment of a mica schist stela or slab, found in March 1841 a quarter of a mile from Aranno near the old street which leads from there via the Monte d'Iseo to Neggio, on the property of one Vittore Corti, at a depth of somewhat over half a metre, together with three other stone fragments. According to the first owner of the finds, Vittore Pelli from Aranno, they are the remains of a grave chamber (of uncertain age), destroyed by the finders ({{bib|Mommsen 1853}}: 202 f., no. 5). Differently {{bib|Crivelli 1940}}: 333, who gives the find year as 1818 and locates Corti's property in the locality Màrtera. See {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 105–109 for a discussion of the find circumstances. Built into a wall of Pelli's house (no. 26, later the Osteria della Posta; photo and drawing in {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 106 f.) until May 2000, they were removed on occasion of the [[De Marinis & Biaggio Simona 2000|''I Leponti'' exhibition]].


The four fragments from Aranno were thus originally thought to be parts of the same stela despite not fitting together. {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 23 determined them to belong to at least two stones, {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}} (also {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965|1968c}}: 356) to be fragments of four different stelae which had been reused for the Aranno tomb. Built into a wall of Pelli's house (later the Osteria della Posta; photo and drawing in {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 106 f.) until May 2000, they were removed on occasion of the [[De Marinis & Biaggio Simona 2000|''I Leponti'' exhibition]]. Dating according to {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 206, who tentatively classify the document as their type C although the execution of the ends of the frames is unknown (but cf. [[TI·30 Aranno]]).
The four fragments from Aranno were originally thought to be parts of the same stela despite not fitting together. {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1965}}: 109–114 (already {{bib|Lavizzari 1863}}, also {{bib|Tibiletti Bruno 1968c}}: 356) based on micro- and macroscopic petrographic analyses concluded that they are fragments of at least three different stelae which had been reused for the Aranno tomb, the present fragment and [[TI·29 Aranno]] being possibly part of the same stela. We are inclined to think that the latter two fragments do indeed belong together; apart from the observations concerning the composition of the stone by Tibiletti Bruno, our examination of the now unobstructed fragments has confirmed that the thickness of [[TI·29 Aranno]] and TI·31 Aranno is equivalent. See the inscription page for further discussion.
 
Dating according to {{bib|De Marinis & Motta 1991}}: 206, who tentatively classify the document as their type C although the execution of the ends of the frames is unknown (but cf. [[TI·30 Aranno]]).
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Revision as of 13:49, 26 October 2023

Object
Classification: slab

Material: stone
Size: length 32 cm, width 25 cm, thickness 7,5 cm
Condition: fragmentary

Archaeological culture: La Tène B, La Tène C
Date: 4th–mid-2nd c. BC
Date derived from: typology

Site: Aranno (Ticino, Switzerland)
Archaeological context: tomb
(Objects: TI·29 Aranno, TI·30 Aranno, TI·31 Aranno, TI·32 Aranno)
Coordinates (approx.): 46° 1' 2.81" N, 8° 52' 27.14" E
Find date: 1841
Current location: Museo del Malcantone (Curio)
Inventory no.: 6.1818.2

Inscription: TI·31 (]aḷạ[)

Alternative sigla: Whatmough 1933 (PID): 272 b
Solinas 1995: 1 D
Motta 2000: 8 b
Morandi 2004: 29

Sources: Morandi 2004: 535–537 no. 29

Images

Commentary

Images in Mommsen 1853: Taf. I.5b (drawings by Pelli = CII: tab. I.1B a and b), CII: tab. LVIII.1B (drawing of a cast by Serafino Balestra ~ Pauli 1885: Taf. I.1b), Tibiletti Bruno 1965: 113 and 118 (photos) and 119 (drawing). Photo of a plaster cast, probably from the Museo Civico Lugano, in Motta & Ricci 1908: tav. II; while this cast must be assumed to be lost, two more are thought to be kept at the Ufficio Cantonale dei Beni Culturali (Bellinzona) and at the Rätisches Museum (Chur). In great detail on the history of the documentation Tibiletti Bruno 1965: 103–105 with footnotes.

Fragment of a mica schist stela or slab, found in March 1841 a quarter of a mile from Aranno near the old street which leads from there via the Monte d'Iseo to Neggio, on the property of one Vittore Corti, at a depth of somewhat over half a metre, together with three other stone fragments. According to the first owner of the finds, Vittore Pelli from Aranno, they are the remains of a grave chamber (of uncertain age), destroyed by the finders (Mommsen 1853: 202 f., no. 5). Differently Crivelli 1940: 333, who gives the find year as 1818 and locates Corti's property in the locality Màrtera. See Tibiletti Bruno 1965: 105–109 for a discussion of the find circumstances. Built into a wall of Pelli's house (no. 26, later the Osteria della Posta; photo and drawing in Tibiletti Bruno 1965: 106 f.) until May 2000, they were removed on occasion of the I Leponti exhibition.

The four fragments from Aranno were originally thought to be parts of the same stela despite not fitting together. Tibiletti Bruno 1965: 109–114 (already Lavizzari 1863, also Tibiletti Bruno 1968c: 356) based on micro- and macroscopic petrographic analyses concluded that they are fragments of at least three different stelae which had been reused for the Aranno tomb, the present fragment and TI·29 Aranno being possibly part of the same stela. We are inclined to think that the latter two fragments do indeed belong together; apart from the observations concerning the composition of the stone by Tibiletti Bruno, our examination of the now unobstructed fragments has confirmed that the thickness of TI·29 Aranno and TI·31 Aranno is equivalent. See the inscription page for further discussion.

Dating according to De Marinis & Motta 1991: 206, who tentatively classify the document as their type C although the execution of the ends of the frames is unknown (but cf. TI·30 Aranno).

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

CII Ariodante Fabretti, Corpus inscriptionum italicarum antiquioris aevi. Ordine geographico digestum et glossarium italicum, in quo omnia vocabula continentur ex umbricis, sabinis, oscis, volscis, etruscis aliisque monumentis quae supersunt, Augusta Taurinorum: 1867.
Crivelli 1940 Aldo Crivelli, "La iscrizione nord-etruscha di Aranno", Rivista Storica Ticinese 3 (1940), 333.