Mazzè stele
The Mazzè stele (also called the Mazzè menhir) is a mica-like block of gneiss that was probably detached from a large boulder. It is located in Mazzè , northeast of Turin in the Piedmont region in Italy .
The round stele found in 1988 is 4.2 m high and has a circumference of about 2.0 meters at the base and 1.0 meters near the top. There are long furrows about 15 cm wide and 3.0 cm deep on the surface.
The evidence collected by archaeologists defines the monolith as a stele of the early Iron Age (6th century BC). It is believed that the original location of the stone does not correspond to the place of discovery and that the stone was undoubtedly used in 1921 in the construction of the Mazzè reservoir.
The similarity with the Piedmontese steles of Chivasso (4.0 m high) and Lugnacco (3.85 m high) and the presence of small bowls are interesting . A similar stele is the stele of the Golasecca culture by Castelletto sopra Ticino , on which weapons are engraved. It can be dated between the 7th and early 6th centuries.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 55.7 ″ N , 7 ° 56 ′ 10.5 ″ E