Estela Pedra da Atalaia II - Celorico da Beira

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Vide Entre Vinhas, concelho of Celorico da Beira, Guarda Estelas and statues-menires: from the Prehistory to Protohistory Actas das IV Jornadas Raianas (Sabugal, 2009) The stelae of "Pedra da Atalaia" (Celorico da Beira, Guarda) in their geo-archeological context. Raquel Vilaça, André Tomás Santos, Sofia de Melo Gomes. This piece presents a sub-trapezoidal shape, being fractured at the base. The transverse and longitudinal sections are sub-trapezoidal with rounded corners. Measuring 31 cm in height, it has a width of 37 cm at the base; thickness varies between 12 cm at the base and 6 cm at the top. The historied face is dominated by an acampanulada form with a rectangular base reticulated inside, measuring 15.29 cm high and 17.78 cm long. In the second figure, next to the base of it, two concentric circle arcs were engraved. Technically, the motives were achieved through picotagem, certainly indirectly, at least in the case of the reticulated motive. The grooves have depths varying between 1.5 and 2 mm.