This portal, with an archivolt and masonry facing in square blocks, has a serrated upper cornice.
Like all portals in the Simala and Marmilla area, it is evidence of the style, cultural sensibility and wealth of clients who assigned the “picaperdas”, or stonemasons, some of them itinerant, who carved the sandstone or stone into artistic forms, ranging from the linear and simple to more sophisticated and elegant examples.
In this specific case, the portal was built by the stonemason Franceschino Sundasfrom Cagliari, known as Maìstu Cicchì(n)u, who, along with his large family, fled during the bombing of Cagliari in 1943 from the fear and the miserable life he was leading in the city and, like hundreds of other evacuees, took refuge in the towns of the island’s interior.
According to the hamlet’s chronicles, Francesco Sundas prepared a sketch, squared off the stone blocks, sculpted them and then assembled the pieces according to the wishes of his clients, who were often happy to rely on the stonemason's inspiration and creativity.
The bollards at the side of the portal are also made of sandstone, a sedimentary rock that was brittle and prone to erosion. This type of rock was widespread in the territory and was actually formed of deposits of small grains of sand that accumulated, became compressed and hardened, forming compact layers
The nearby portal on the same street was also the work of Francesco Sundas, the arch of which is finished in brick.
