Tempio Nuragico a Pozzo di Irru

The Sacred Well of Irru (Pozzo Sacro di Irru) is a Nuragic well temple near Nulvi in northern Sardinia, dating to the Bronze Age (11th century BC). The monument features a classical sacred well form with bench-seats in a narrow atrium and T-shaped stones with mammillary bosses and blocks carved with ram heads and wolf teeth in high relief. It rises about 2 metres from the ground but lacks a staircase and covering system. Punic masks and Roman glass found at the site confirm continued ritual use through later periods.

TypeTemple
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryItaly
Coordinates40.7781° N, 8.7610° E

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