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Fragment of the rounded top of a mica schist stela, found in secondary context together with [[VB·22 Stresa]], [[VB·23 Stresa]], [[VB·24 Stresa]]; see [[Brisino]] for the find circumstances and context. The shape of the Roman stelae at Brisino (also [[VB·24 Stresa]]) is very similar to that of the documents from [[Levo]]; {{bib|De Giuli 1979}}: 251 mentions the possibility that the Brisino stones may come from the same site as the finds in [[Levo]], though it seems quite possible that a pre-Roman/Roman necropolis existed in Brisino in the area of the Chiesa di Sant'Albino. Cf. {{bib|Mainardis 2009}}: 337 f., who assumes the existence of a single workshop for the Stresa stelae. Dating from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg ([https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001987 HD001987]). See also '''{{bib|Caramella & De Giuli 1993}}: 207'''.
Fragment of the rounded top of a mica schist stela, found in secondary context together with [[VB·22 Stresa]], [[VB·23 Stresa]], [[VB·24 Stresa]]; see [[Brisino]] for the find circumstances and context. The shape of the Roman stelae at Brisino (also [[VB·24 Stresa]]) is very similar to that of the documents from [[Levo]]; {{bib|De Giuli 1979}}: 251 mentions the possibility that the Brisino stones may come from the same site as the finds in [[Levo]], though it seems quite possible that a pre-Roman/Roman necropolis existed in Brisino in the area of the Chiesa di Sant'Albino. Cf. {{bib|Mainardis 2009}}: 337 f., who assumes the existence of a single workshop for the Stresa stelae. Dating from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg ([https://edh.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/edh/inschrift/HD001987 HD001987]). See also '''{{bib|Caramella & De Giuli 1993}}: 207'''.
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Revision as of 19:03, 9 May 2024

Object
Classification: stela

Material: stone
Size: max. height 66 cm, max. width 66 cm, thickness 7.5 cm
Condition: fragmentary
Autopsy by: Corinna Salomon
Date of autopsy: Apr 20 2024

Archaeological culture: Roman imperial period
Date: 1st c. AD
Date derived from: typology

Site: Stresa (Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte, Italy)
Field name: Brisino
Archaeological context: medieval tomb
(Objects: VB·22 Stresa, VB·23 Stresa, VB·24 Stresa, VB·25 Stresa)
Coordinates (approx.): 45° 52' 5.77" N, 8° 33' 33.42" E
Find date: 1975
Current location: Museo Civico Antiquarium (Mergozzo)

Inscription: VB·25 (luto/artonis:f)

Alternative sigla: Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 15b
Morandi 2004: 68

Sources: Morandi 2004: 565 no. 68

Images

Commentary

Image in De Giuli 1979: 249, fig. 4 (photo).

Fragment of the rounded top of a mica schist stela, found in secondary context together with VB·22 Stresa, VB·23 Stresa, VB·24 Stresa; see Brisino for the find circumstances and context. The shape of the Roman stelae at Brisino (also VB·24 Stresa) is very similar to that of the documents from Levo; De Giuli 1979: 251 mentions the possibility that the Brisino stones may come from the same site as the finds in Levo, though it seems quite possible that a pre-Roman/Roman necropolis existed in Brisino in the area of the Chiesa di Sant'Albino. Cf. Mainardis 2009: 337 f., who assumes the existence of a single workshop for the Stresa stelae. Dating from Epigraphische Datenbank Heidelberg (HD001987). See also Caramella & De Giuli 1993: 207.

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

AE Various authors, L'année épigraphique, Paris: 1888–.
Caramella & De Giuli 1993 Pierangelo Caramella, Alberto De Giuli, Archeologia dell'Alto Novarese, Mergozzo: Antiquarium Mergozzo 1993.
De Giuli 1979 Alberto De Giuli, "Le stele funerarie di Brisino", Sibrium 14 (1978–1979), 245–252.