Ap stela 2 (plate VIIi) was found 1.3km southeast of Korbulag village and 0.37km due south of Ap reservoir 2 (map quad B5p).
The stela was discovered lying on its side atop a small conical hill that rises approximately 10m above the surrounding undulating landscape to provide a view east to the Kasakh river valley.
This irregularly shaped basalt slab is 1.5m long, 0.50m wide and 0.10m thick. The body is thin and rounded at the top while the base (0.17m x 0.10m) is set off-center. Three holes were drilled through the body (one 5cm in diameter and two 10cm in diameter). This is the most roughly hewn of all the stela we recorded.
While the stela was not found in situ, there are indications that it may not have moved too far from its original place. On the same hill were found several basins (20-30cm in diameter) carved into the bedrock, some with associated "tethering rings" (see Badalyan et al. 1993: 5-6). One basin in particular, with a carved double lip, had roughly proportional dimensions to the stela's base. While it is difficult to reconstruct with certainty, the association with carved stone basins--prominent features of Late Bronze and Early Iron Age landscapes--does support the suggestion that the stela were installed contemporary with the Late Bronze fluorescence in the region. No surface materials.
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