The following excerpts are taken from the description of the sacred spring Su Tempiesu, located in the territory of Orune, published by Maria Ausilia Fadda in the series “Sardegna Archeologica” (Carlo Delfino editore):
“The waters that overflow from the well flow into a groove, made in the center of the molded threshold, which pours the water into a small basin below that in turn channels it into a small ditch traced on the paving of the vestibule, crossing it diagonally along its entire length, from left to right. At the time of discovery, all the blocks of the pillars, the stones of the side benches, and the paving of the vestibule were joined by lead rods. A singular double-pitched roof, which originates from the rock wall, covers the monument and ends with a double eaves masterfully carved in volcanic rock. The interior of the covering consists of a filling of overlapping local schist slabs that lighten the structure. The façade, which originally rose to a height of 6.85 m, features a triangular pediment highlighted by a double frame that ends at the base by folding inward of the pediment itself to form an obtuse angle. The pediment originally ended with a crowning formed by a truncated pyramidal stone that represented in profile the apex of the pediment frame, while in the flat upper part, 20 bronze votive swords were embedded, secured in the cavities with lead casts.”
The photos of the sacred spring Su Tempiesu are by Nicola Castangia, Marco Cocco, and Nicola Barbicha Tornello.
