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Idol of Extremadura
The representation of eyes is a common trait shared by different groups of idols and has given rise to a generic term for these objects: "eye idols." Other shared feeatures are the representation of hair and what are thought...
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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...
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Late Bronze Age Iberian Bowls
These bowls are from the Late Bronze Age settlement of Axtroki (Bolibar, Excoriatza, Guipúzcoa), Spain and are made from pure gold. When they were found, one bowl was inside the other. It has recently been suggested...
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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)
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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...
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The Lady of Elche
The "Lady of Elche" or "Lady of Elx" is a masterpiece of ancient Iberian culture. Carved in the round, the sculpture represents a woman with an idealized face, richly garbed and bejeweled. Made of limestone in the late 5th-early...
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Roman Mosaic with Partridges
This mosaic is made from limestone and marble, and it dates from the 4th century CE. It was found at Quintana del Marco (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
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Roman Mosaic of Winter
This mosaic is made of limestone and marble, and it dates from the 4th century CE. It was found at Quintana del Marco (León), Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)
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Ragnarök
The wolf Fenrir broken loose from his chains and Thor fighting the Midgard serpent with his hammer Mjollnir (also Mjǫllnir, Mjölnir) at Ragnarök from Norse mythology, illustration by Johannes Gehrts from Walhall Germanische Götter und...
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Viking Rune Stone (Sanda, Sweden)
Top part of a rune stone found at Sanda, Gotland, Sweden, dating to the Viking Age, thought to depict Odin, Thor and Freyr. The runic inscription reads: 'Rodvisl and Farbjörn and Gunbjörn' (The Swedish History Museum/Historiska...
