Portela de Mogos

Stela 33 in Portela de Mogos Stone Circle

 

Many of the Portuguese statue-menhirs
wear lunula (crescent) pectorals.
(Picture of limestone lunula finds below.)
Some have incised breasts, others have
no obvious gender markers. Stela 25.

Unidentified menhir at Mogos (the contrasty drawing makes it look more fierce than it really does).

Menhir 1 from Mogos

Another drawing of an unidentified menhir with lunula in the circle.

 

Several engraved slate crooks have been found in megalithic burials in Portugal.

Limestone lunula pendants from Lisbon peninsula, neolithic era. These lunulas correspond to those carved on Alentejo menhirs, and are not found on any other statue-menhirs.

 

Mogos menhir with lunula, triangular
pendant, breasts, and belt

 

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