A 16th Century South Italian Stone Carved Coat of Arms. On a bespoke metal base. This large stone carved coat of arms comes from the medieval South Italian town of “Viggianello”, near Lecce. The first written document attesting the presence of Viggianello is the Bull of Alfano, Archbishop of Salerno, dated 1079, in which is mentioned Vineanellum; The name Vinea-Nellum would indicate the particular dedication of the area to farmland and the lack, at the time, of vineyards.