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ARCO IV
Riva del Garda (Trento)
(Photo E.Munerati
Archivio Ufficio Beni Archeologici, Provincia autonoma di Trento)
This small feminine stelae-statue was brought to light on 5 January 1990 by mechanical
means during the construction of the new hospital in Arco. It is in white
marble and has an overall height of 86 cm.
Of all the Italian stelae-statues extraneous from the Lunigiana group, ARCO IV
is the one that possesses, relatively, the most anatomically realistic facial
representation.
On the front, one finds a face planned in a T-shape with the external outline
of the mouth evidenced by fine chiselwork. It is bordered by a wide draping
garment, perhaps a shawl that veils the close breasts, decorated on the lower border
with small cups, perhaps representing small circular pendants.
On the head rests a small dual-wire crown, to which sides are attached two pendants composed
of disks with concentric circles.
On the back, a mantle with a checkerboard of vertical stripes, alternately
hollowed, is depicted. |
