Statue menhir of Pailhemalbiau

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Statue menhir of Pailhemalbiau

The statue menhir of Pailhemalbiau , discovered in 1981, stands in a small shed that protects him from the weather, behind a farmhouse in the hamlet of Pailhemalbiau in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre in the Tarn department in France . Like the nearby statue menhir at Moulin-de-Louat , it is a reddish stone.

description

The statue menhir is about 2.0 meters high and its facial features are clearly visible. He has two rings for his eyes but no nose or tattoos on his face. Arms and hands are clear, as is his “object” on the shoulder strap. The belt has a nice buckle and the toes are clearly shown on the feet. He is carrying a weapon called Báculo on the information sheet . The belt and shoulder strap continue on the back and he has a long braid or hat.

  • Menhirs in Murat-sur-Vèbre

  • Menhir de Plos

  • Copy of the Menhir du Col des Saints

  • Murat-sur-Vèbre Museum

  • Menhir de Poumaurou

  • Menhir of the Moulin-de-Louat

In the municipality are also the

Remarks

  1. ↑ You wear a harness over your chest, which is held in place by a strap that connects the belt. A triangular device with a ring is suspended from it. Since this cannot be determined, archaeologists have given it the name "object".

See also

literature

  • Durenque, l'Italique immigré. In: Jean Arnal: Les statues-menhirs, hommes et dieux , Eds. des Hesperides, 1976, pp. 72-73
  • Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .

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Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '36.1 "  N , 2 ° 51' 53.9"  E