Portela de Mogos

Stela 33 in Portela de Mogos Stone Circle
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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. |

Several engraved slate crooks have been found in megalithic burials in Portugal.
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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.
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Mogos menhir with lunula, triangular
pendant, breasts, and belt
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