Tombstone Door (Castelluccio Culture, Sicily) (Illustration)

Illustration

by Gina Pardo
published on 08 February 2018

Stone door (early bronze Age, c. 2169 - c. 1500 BCE) closing of a grave dug in the rock, decorated in relief with spiral shaped motifs. On it are carved images that could allude to the sexual act and, therefore, to the continuation of life. Castelluccio Culture, Sicily. (Pencil drawing by Gina Pardo).

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