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Multi-periodSite Name: Bedigliora (Banco) Lepontische SteleCountry: Switzerland
NOTE: This site is 0.802 km away from the location you searched for.
Canton: Tessin Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bedigliora Nearest Village: Lugano
Latitude: 46.009500N Longitude: 8.848800E
Condition:
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Sculptured Stone in Tessin
This fragment of a stele was probably already discovered in 1853 and it was found again in 1913.
The inscription in Lepontic characters reads: NIALVI:PALA (nialui pala).
The stele has a length of 71 cm, a breadth of 46 cm and a width of 5 cm. It was dated to the 5th to the beginning of the 4th Century BC.
It is safe and secure in a depot of Ufficio Cantonale dei Beni Culturali, Viale Stefano Franscini 30a, 6501 Bellinzona. tel. +41 91 814 13 80
References:
1) Link to ssdi Object No. 6981.02
2) De Marinis & Biaggio Simona, “I Leponti tra mito e realtà”, Locarno 2000, Vol. 2, p. 202
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