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Rock n.23

Object belonging
One's own
Category
Rock art
Country
Italy, Lombardy, Brescia
City
Capo di Ponte
Location
Locality Naquane
Material and technique
Sandstone

Short description

naquane roccia 23 carro

The most outstand petroglyph on this rock, placed along the green route, is an image of a four-wheeled wagon. The wagon scene on R. 23 was carved following a double perspective, a depiction device commonly used in the ancient world in order to make all the parts of an object visible: the wagon itself is represented f m above while the four radiant wheels and the two horses are seen from a lateral point of view.

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