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Roman Mosaic with Octopus
Image by James Blake Wiener

Roman Mosaic with Octopus

This mosaic with an octopus is made of limestone and dates from the 2nd-3rd century CE. It is from Villaquejida (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar
Image by James Cridland

Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar

The Moorish Castle's Tower of Homage, built in the 8th Century CE. The "Moorish Castle" was built by the Berber Marinid Dynasty, and is a symbol of Muslim rule in Medieval Spain. The Tower of Homage is the tallest to be constructed during...
Stela of Hernán Pérez VI from Bronze Age Iberia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Stela of Hernán Pérez VI from Bronze Age Iberia

This granite stela dates from the Early or Middle Bronze Age. It was discovered in Cáceres, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
Battle of Guadelete (711 CE)
Image by Martinez Cubells

Battle of Guadelete (711 CE)

Batalla de Guadalete (Spanish for "The Battle of Guadalete") by the Spanish painter Salvador Martinez Cubells (1845-1914 CE). The painting depicts the historical Battle of Guadalete in 711 CE, fought between the Umayyad Caliphate and Rodric...
Lex Malacitana from Roman Málaga
Image by James Blake Wiener

Lex Malacitana from Roman Málaga

This tablet is made of bronze and was made c. 81-96 CE in Málaga, Spain. The "Lex Malacitana" was a fundemental pillar of the new Hispano-Roman culture. In order to maintain order in the empire, Rome pased laws governing both public and private...
Carpetani Belt Buckle
Image by James Blake Wiener

Carpetani Belt Buckle

This belt buckle depicts wild boars and is made from bronze, silver, and gilded silver. It was made by members of the Carpetani culture around the 3rd-2nd century BCE, and it was discovered in the province of Toledo, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico...
Celtiberian Pectoral Ornament
Image by James Blake Wiener

Celtiberian Pectoral Ornament

This Celtiberian pectoral ornament, which portrays a wild landscape replete with horses and stars, would have closed to form a carrying case. This specimen is made of bronze and dates to the 3rd-2nd century BCE. It was found in Arcobriga...
Early Bronze Age Bell Beakers from Iberia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Early Bronze Age Bell Beakers from Iberia

These clay bell beakers come from the Early Bronze Age necropolis of Ciempozuelos (Cuesta de la Reina, Madrid), Spain and they were found during excavations conducted in the late 19th century CE. (Ciempozuelos was the first Bell-Beaker necropolis...
Warrior Stela from Bronze Age Iberia
Image by James Blake Wiener

Warrior Stela from Bronze Age Iberia

This stela is from Solana de Cabañas (Cabañas del Castillo, Cáceres), Spain and dates from the Late Bronze Age. It is made of slate, and it was unearthed in the late 19th century CE. This was the first specimen to be discovered in a series...
Hispano-Roman Tragedy Mask
Image by James Blake Wiener

Hispano-Roman Tragedy Mask

This Hispano-Roman tragedy mask was originally an architectural element made of clay. It dates from the 1st-2nd century CE, and it was found at Bañuelas (Ávila), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
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