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Lion of Bienservida

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34: 353: 139:. The lion is depicted sheltering a human head (bearded and with moustache) within the claws. Chapa interprets the sculpture in the usual vein of the animal protecting the dead one while at the same time carrying their soul. 419: 390: 409: 256: 439: 260: 33: 414: 383: 164:(province of Albacete), also close to the finding place, not far from the border between the provinces of Albacete and Jaén. 376: 135:
sees no reason to classify the sculpture as an Iberian (Pre-Roman) artifact, rather considering the lion as art from the
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It is popularly known as Lion of Bienservida because the private owners who donated the piece were from
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at the late 4th century BC. However, despite the rough carving,
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Noguera Celdrán, José Miguel; García Bueno, Carmen (2013).
222: 220: 364: 325:"Notas sobre la iconografía del León de Bienservida" 110:. It was gifted to the Museum of Albacete in 1932. 98:The piece was found in 1893 in the rural estate of 66: 58: 48: 40: 18: 211: 199: 187: 384: 359:This article about a sculpture in Spain is a 8: 420:Collection of the Albacete Provincial Museum 238: 226: 391: 377: 332:Al-Basit: Revista de Estudios Albacetenses 32: 15: 313: 177: 153: 277: 266: 261:Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes 7: 349: 347: 410:Archaeological discoveries in Spain 363:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 351: 440:1893 archaeological discoveries 255:Aranegui Gascó, Carmen (2005). 1: 323:Ruiz Bremón, Mónica (1984). 315:10.14198/LVCENTVM2013.32.06 456: 346: 93:Albacete Provincial Museum 71:Albacete Provincial Museum 415:Stone sculptures in Spain 31: 23: 137:Roman republican period 306:University of Alicante 276:Cite journal requires 62:(0.98 x 0.81 x 0.31) m 126:Carmen Aranegui Gascó 89:Lion of Villarrodrigo 212:Noguera Celdrán 2013 200:Noguera Celdrán 2013 425:Sculptures of lions 188:Aranegui Gascó 2005 85:Lion of Bienservida 26:León de Bienservida 19:Lion of Bienservida 44:4th–1st century BC 372: 371: 106:, in the Spanish 100:Huertas de Bayona 81: 80: 447: 393: 386: 379: 355: 348: 343: 329: 319: 317: 295: 285: 279: 274: 272: 264: 242: 239:Ruiz Bremón 1984 236: 230: 227:Ruiz Bremón 1984 224: 215: 209: 203: 197: 191: 185: 165: 158: 134: 123: 113:It was dated by 108:province of Jaén 36: 16: 455: 454: 450: 449: 448: 446: 445: 444: 430:Sculpture stubs 400: 399: 398: 397: 327: 322: 293: 288: 275: 265: 254: 246: 245: 237: 233: 225: 218: 210: 206: 198: 194: 186: 179: 169: 168: 159: 155: 145: 128: 117: 12: 11: 5: 453: 451: 443: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 402: 401: 396: 395: 388: 381: 373: 370: 369: 356: 345: 344: 320: 286: 278:|journal= 251: 250: 244: 243: 231: 216: 214:, p. 135. 204: 202:, p. 134. 192: 176: 175: 174: 173: 167: 166: 152: 151: 150: 149: 144: 141: 79: 78: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 29: 28: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 452: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 407: 405: 394: 389: 387: 382: 380: 375: 374: 368: 366: 362: 357: 354: 350: 341: 337: 333: 326: 321: 316: 311: 307: 303: 299: 292: 287: 283: 270: 262: 258: 253: 252: 248: 247: 240: 235: 232: 228: 223: 221: 217: 213: 208: 205: 201: 196: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 171: 170: 163: 157: 154: 147: 146: 142: 140: 138: 132: 127: 121: 116: 111: 109: 105: 104:Villarrodrigo 101: 96: 94: 90: 86: 76: 72: 69: 65: 61: 57: 54: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 30: 27: 22: 17: 365:expanding it 358: 334:(13): 5–12. 331: 301: 297: 269:cite journal 259:. Alicante: 249:Bibliography 241:, p. 5. 234: 229:, p. 8. 207: 195: 190:, p. 5. 156: 115:Teresa Chapa 112: 99: 97: 88: 84: 82: 25: 435:Spain stubs 308:: 131–146. 162:Bienservida 129: [ 118: [ 404:Categories 143:References 59:Dimensions 340:0212-8632 172:Citations 53:Sandstone 24:Spanish: 298:Lvcentvm 75:Albacete 67:Location 77:, Spain 338:  304:(32). 87:(also 49:Medium 328:(PDF) 294:(PDF) 148:Notes 133:] 122:] 102:, in 361:stub 336:ISSN 282:help 83:The 41:Year 310:doi 406:: 330:. 302:32 300:. 296:. 273:: 271:}} 267:{{ 219:^ 180:^ 131:es 120:es 95:. 73:, 392:e 385:t 378:v 367:. 342:. 318:. 312:: 284:) 280:( 263:.

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Sandstone
Albacete Provincial Museum
Albacete
Albacete Provincial Museum
Villarrodrigo
province of Jaén
Teresa Chapa
es
Carmen Aranegui Gascó
es
Roman republican period
Bienservida


Aranegui Gascó 2005
Noguera Celdrán 2013
Noguera Celdrán 2013


Ruiz Bremón 1984
Ruiz Bremón 1984
"Leones funerarios romanos de época iberorromana. La serie asociada a cabezas humanas"
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
cite journal
help
"Nuevo león hispanorromano procedente de Alhambra (Ciudad Real)"
University of Alicante
doi
10.14198/LVCENTVM2013.32.06

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