Una «estela de guerrero» del Bronce Final precolonial de Orellana (Badajoz), hoy en el Palacio de Meres (Siero, Asturias)

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Published 20-02-2012
Miguel Ángel de Blas Cortina

Abstract

One of the most remarkable "warrior steles" from Extremadura in the South-Western Iberia is conserved in Meres (Asturias). The engraved motifs on it, a manlike figure with a horned helmet, sword, spear, shield, comb and mirror as well as a quadrangular icon of uncertain meaning (Cypriot ingot, a gold plate shaped like a bull's hide…?), point us to the early phase of the arrival of pre-colonial Mediterranean influences in the south-west of the Iberian Peninsula.

The uniqueness of some of the inscribed motifs, in particular the uncommon shield with its surface covert with parallel stripes and the enigmatic four-cornered figure, gives rise to different considerations regarding their frequency and possible material and cultural affiliation.


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