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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...

This granite stela dates from the Early or Middle Bronze Age. It was discovered in Cáceres, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

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...

This bronze bull was cast using the lost wax method. It is hollow inside with cold-etched details. The ears and horns were cast separately and riveted to the head. In some cases, the eyes were filled with vitreous paste...

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 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...

This Hispano-Roman mosaic adorned the antechamber to a reception room at the Villa de Soto de Ramalete, which was a country villa in Tudela (Navarre), Spain. It is made of limestone and dates from the 4th century CE. The...

This incomplete funerary stela with an inscription in the Celtiberian language and Western Celtiberian script comes from Coruña de Conde (Peñalba de Castro), Burgos in Spain. The inscription transcribes as "Kaabaarinos,"...

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...

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)