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Gallaecian warrior statues

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The Gallaecian warrior statues are a series of sculptures produced in northwest Iberia (today Galicia and northern Portugal) in the immediate pre-Roman period. Usually associated with the Gallaecian tribal complex they are also sometimes described as statues of Lusitanian, Luso-Gallaecian or Castrejo Culture origin.

Gallaecian Warrior Statues in the Lisbon Museum of Archaeology

Showing armed men slightly larger than natural size,[1] the statues are believed to represent deified local heroes and to date principally from between the 2nd Century BCE to the 1st Century CE.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Diretório da Cidade". Informações e Serviços (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ González-Ruibal, Alfredo (20 December 2004). "Artistic Expression and Material Culture in Celtic Gallaecia". e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies. 6. Retrieved 2022-10-08.