Lady of Baza

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The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.

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Lady of Baza canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iberian sculpture
archaeological artifact
funerary sculpture
seated female figure
associatedWith Iberian religious practices
Iberian social status
category Archaeological discoveries in Spain
Iberian sculpture of women
coloration black pigments
blue pigments
red pigments
white pigments
yellow pigments
contains cinerary urn
country Spain
countryOfCurrentLocation Spain
culture Iberian
currentLocation Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Spain)
surface form: Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
date 4th century BCE
depicts female divinity or noblewoman
seated woman
discoveredAt Baza, Granada, Spain
discoveredBy Francisco José Presedo Velo
discoveryDate 1971
foundInContext necropolis of Baza
tomb
function funerary monument
tomb sculpture
hasFeature elaborate headdress
folded garments
jewelry
polychrome decoration
rich iconography
throne with side figures
traces of original paint
height approximately 1.24 m
iconography bird held on lap
possible funerary offerings
throne with winged creatures
influencedBy Eastern Mediterranean iconography
Greek artistic traditions
Phoenician artistic traditions
material limestone
period Iberian period
significance evidence of social hierarchy in Iberian society
important source for Iberian funerary customs
key example of Iberian art
weight approximately 200 kg

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Iberian sculpture hasNotableExample Lady of Baza