VB·28 Stresa
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| Classification: | stela |
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| Material: | stone |
| Size: | height 139 cm, width 40 cm, thickness 8 cm |
| Condition: | unknown |
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| Archaeological culture: | unknown |
| Date: | end of 2nd / 1st century BC |
| Date derived from: | palaeography |
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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: | Santuario dei S.S. Giacomo e Filippo (Levo) |
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| Inscription: | VB·28 (namu/esopnio) |
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| Alternative sigla: | Whatmough 1933 (PID): 303 Tibiletti Bruno 1981: 18 Solinas 1995: 127 Morandi 2004: 71 |
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| Sources: | Morandi 2004: 567 f. no. 71 |
Images
 Stela VB·28 Stresa with inscription VB·28 from Solinas 1995
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Commentary
Image in Solinas 1995: tav. 68a (photo).
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 lance head. Dating from Morandi/Solinas.
Bibliography
| 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. |
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