Iberian sculpture

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Iberian sculpture refers to the ancient pre-Roman sculptural tradition of the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by stylized human and animal figures, stone reliefs, and funerary monuments that strongly influenced early 20th-century modern art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient art tradition
archaeological culture
sculpture style
associatedWithCulture Iberians
commonMotif bulls
lions
mythical creatures
seated female figures
sphinxes
warriors
developedIn pre-Roman period
flourishedDuring 3rd century BCE
4th century BCE
5th century BCE
6th century BCE
foundIn eastern Iberian Peninsula
southeastern Iberian Peninsula
southern Iberian Peninsula
hasCharacteristic architectural relief decoration
frontal poses
funerary monuments
geometric ornamentation
large stone statues
schematic treatment of anatomy
stone reliefs
stylized animal figures
stylized human figures
hasFunction funerary commemoration
religious representation
territorial or political display
votive offering
hasInfluenced Amedeo Modigliani
Cubism
European avant-garde
Pablo Picasso
early 20th-century modern art
hasNotableExample Bicha of Balazote
Lady of Elche
surface form: Dama de Guardamar

Lady of Baza
Lady of Elche
Osuna reliefs
Pajarillo de Huelma monument
Porcuna sculptures
influencedBy Etruscan art
Greek Antiquity
surface form: Greek art

Near Eastern art
Phoenician art
locatedIn Iberian Peninsula
usedMaterial bronze
limestone
stone

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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon influencedBy Iberian sculpture