Sculptors' signatures on Iberian stone statues from Ipolca-Obulco (Porcuna, Jaén, Spain)

With the help of a modern mason, the authors have discovered a series of scarcely visible markings on well-known limestone statues from southern Spain dating back to the fifth century BC. Unrelated to letters or religious symbols, their best point of comparison seems to lie with the kind of signatur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Chapa Brunet, Teresa, Belén Deamos, María, Martínez Navarrete, María Isabel, Rodero Riaza, Alicia, Ceprián, Bautista, Pereira, Juan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/28562
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/28562
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X0009894X
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Iberia
Iberian culture
Iron Age
sculpture
statues
art
artists
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Sumario:With the help of a modern mason, the authors have discovered a series of scarcely visible markings on well-known limestone statues from southern Spain dating back to the fifth century BC. Unrelated to letters or religious symbols, their best point of comparison seems to lie with the kind of signature used by masons to denote a craftsman or workshop. One can certainly forgive any sculptor an expression of pride in the elegant and complex carvings of the Iberian culture.