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Giants of Mont'e Prama
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The Giants of Mont'e Prama are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy. Fragmented into numerous pieces, they were discovered in March 1974 on farmland near Mon
Giant head from Mont'e Prama
Giant head from Mont'e Prama
Sardinia, Ozieri culture, 3300 — 2700 BC; Mother Goddess in volumetric and geometric style
Sardinia, Ozieri culture, 3300 — 2700 BC; Mother Goddess in volumetric and geometric style
Sardinia, Abealzu-Filigosa culture, 2700–2000 BC; the scheme of capovolto: a stylized man depicted upside down, represented in the transition between
Sardinia, Abealzu-Filigosa culture, 2700–2000 BC; the scheme of capovolto: a stylized man depicted upside down, represented in the transition between earthly life and the afterlife. The trident is one of the five simple scheme representing a man upside down with orthogonal arms often behind or slightly arched at the end of the limbs and the junction with the shoulders, similarly to the statue menhir at Laconi.
Upper left, Filitosa (Corsica): Nuragic Torrean civilization, stelae with human head in relief. — Upper right, Viddalba (Sardinia): Nuragic civilizati
Upper left, Filitosa (Corsica): Nuragic Torrean civilization, stelae with human head in relief. — Upper right, Viddalba (Sardinia): Nuragic civilization, warrior with crested helmet. — Lower left, Filitosa: Nuragic torrean civilization, stelae with human head and sword in relief. — Lower right, Baunei (Sardinia): Nuragic civilization, baetyl with human head in relief.
Nuragic civilization
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The Nuragic civilization, also known as the Nuragic culture, formed in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italy in the Bronze Age. According to the traditional theory put forward by Giovanni Lilliu
Giants of Mont'e Prama
…The Giants of Mont'e Prama (Italian: Giganti di Mont'e Prama; Sardinian: Zigantes de Mont'e Prama ) are ancient stone sculptures created by the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia, Italy. Fragmented into numerous pieces, they were discovered in March 1974 on farmland near Mont'e Prama, in the comune of Cabras, province…
Su Nuraxi of Barumini, included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1997
Su Nuraxi of Barumini, included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1997
Nuraghe Santu Antine in Torralba
Nuraghe Santu Antine in Torralba
One of the Domus de janas of the necropolis of Monte Siseri, Putifigari
One of the Domus de janas of the necropolis of Monte Siseri, Putifigari
Bonnanaro pottery, Sanna National Museum, Sassari
Bonnanaro pottery, Sanna National Museum, Sassari