Statue menhir from Laces

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Bichlkirche in Latsch in South Tyrol

The statue menhir from Latsch was found in 1992 during restorations in the Bichlkirche (Our Lady on the Bichl). The place Latsch is located in the Vinschgau in South Tyrol . The period between 3,300 and 2,200 BC A statue probably made from Vinschger marble by the people of the Remedello culture , the head and foot area as well as parts of the left shoulder are missing, formed the 1.07 m high, 77 cm wide and 12 cm thick support surface of the wooden altar hall . Its original location was probably on the hill in the vicinity of this church, which can be seen from afar.

The male, female or genderless sculptures of Northern Italy are divided into groups according to their symbols. The Laces menhir, like ten other South Tyroleans (Algund, Tramin, Tötschling, etc.) and seven Trentino menhirs , belong to the so-called Etschtal group. It has vertical stripes in common, which are interpreted as a representation of a fringed coat. The male steles also often show daggers with triangular blades (Remedello type). Another group is the Lombard group of the Valcamonica on the Oglio river and from the Valtellina ( Adda valley ). In addition to the iconographic features typical of the Adige Valley group (garland belt, ax , dagger, dagger and bow ), decorative elements of the Lombard group appear on the Laces menhir ( sun , deer and stylized human figure).

See also

literature

  • Emmanuel Anati: Rock paintings: cradle of art and the spirit . U. Bär Verlag, Zurich 1991, ISBN 978-3905137330 .
  • Emmanuel Anati: I pugnali nell'arte rupestre e nelle statue-stele dell'Italia settentrionale . Edizioni del Centro, Capo di Ponte 1972.

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supporting documents

  1. Remedello is a Copper Age culture in northern Italy, which is named after the burial ground of Remedello-Sotto near Brescia. It was widespread in Emilia, Lombardy and Veneto. The Tuscan variant is known as the Rinaldone culture. In 1939 Pia Laviosa-Zambotti introduced the term “Remedello culture” into literature.
  2. Altarmensa is the table on which the (painted / carved) altar stands.

Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 5.3 "  N , 10 ° 51 ′ 47.6"  E