Statue menhir of Tavera

The statue menhir of Tavera , found in 1961, stands west of Tavera , in the Corse-du-Sud department on the Mediterranean island of Corsica in France .

The approximately 2.4 meter high statue menhir stands approximately 100 meters from a ruined medieval fort. It is a level 4 menhir.

European statue menhirs

Typology

In 1967 Roger Grosjean presented a six-level typological classification of Corsican menhirs and statue menhirs, based primarily on the presence or absence of weapons.

Level 1: Monoliths or baityloi less than a meter high ,
Stage 2: Protoanthropomorph, the human form shown schematically,
Level 3: Anthropomorphic figure with separate head and body; rarely more than two meters high, divided into:
Level 4: "Southern statue menhirs, unarmed" have anatomical details, especially in the face (eyes, nose, mouth).
Level 5: "Southern statue menhirs, armed" with swords, daggers and helmets or breastplates; anatomical details are not worked out (belt and loincloth).
Level 6: "Northern statue menhirs, unarmed", thinner and slimmer than the previous statues; long neck and ears.