Lombera steles

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Stela 2 of Lombera
Stela 2 of Lombera

The three steles of Lombera ( Spanish Las estelas de Lombera or Los Corrales de Buelna ) were found in 1937 and 1995 near Lombera in Los Corrales de Buelna in Cantabria in Spain . They belong to the Cantabrian disc stela type .

Stele 1

Stele 1 is a slightly damaged disc stele 1.9 m in diameter and 0.27 m thick. It is one of the three steles found in the hermitage of San Cipriano. On one side, in the center of two highlighted concentric rings, the relief of a five-armed vortex wheel (also understood as a swastika) is shown. On the other side, in the center of two concentric rings, a six-armed wheel motif is shown.

Stele 2

Stele 2 from Lombera is a Cantabrian disc stele 1.7 m in diameter and 0.27 m thick. On one side the relief of a five-armed highlighted vortex wheel is shown in an outer ring. On the other side, in the center of three concentric rings, an open, cross-shaped motif with a center circle is depicted, which was used in the Cantabrian Lábaru flag and also appears on the stele of Zurita.

Stele 3

Stele 3 from Lombera is the central fragment of a stele found in the wall of a farm in 1995. It could have been about 1.3 m in diameter and 0.16 m thick.

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