Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: Etruscan funerary stele decorated on both sides and in the thickness, side B. From the Giardini Margherita burial ground.inv. DUCATI_012A woman of heroic lineage. The Ducati 12 stele, or Rakvi Satlnei, was found in the Giardini Margherita necropolis, located west of the ancient city, and is dated around 400 BC. One side of the stele shows the typical representation of a noble married woman raising a hand towards an ivy leaf, which emerges from the frame decorated with alternating triangles. This is a plant linked to the cult of the god Dionysus, the Etruscan Fufluns. This underlines the social status of the deceased and her adherence to the Dionysian cults.
