Sandstone Female Stele from Prehistoric Tuscany

A female figure carved in sandstone, dating from 3000–2000 BC, discovered in Fivizzano, Tuscany, Italy.
This statue is part of a broader tradition from the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age, when various cultures across Europe and western Asia began erecting anthropomorphic stone stelae—monuments representing power, status, and ancestral veneration.
Now on display at the Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi in Pontremoli, this stele offers insight into early ritual practices and symbolic art from prehistoric Italy.