The Warrior of Moixent was found in the province of Valencia (in area formerly inhabited by the Contestani Iberians). It's thought to be an ex-voto (a votive offering):
The amazing falcata of Almedinilla (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid):
(an article from the Museum on it [Spanish]:
http://www.man.es/man/en/dms/man/act...04-Falcata.pdf)
Detail of the handle of a damascened falcata. 4th-3rd century b.C.
Necropolis of La Serreta (Alcoy, Cocentaina, Penáguila, province of Alicante, Spain).
Detail of the blade of a damascened falcata. 4th-3rd century b.C.
Necropolis of La Serreta (Alcoy, Cocentaina, Penáguila, province of Alicante, Spain).
Iberian Armament. Caetra umbo (shield), bulky and metallic that protected the central part of it and the warrior's hand that would be holding the handle on the back of the shield. 4th-3rd century b.C.
Iberian warrior with horse, it comes from the necropolis of Hoya Gonzalo (Albacete, Spain).
Made in limestone and dated to around the year 490 b.C. (5th century b.C.).
These stone images used to crown the burials of important figures of the Iberian tribes.
Harnessed horse, made in limestone.
Origin: Iberian necropolis of La Losa (Casas de Juan Núñez, Albacete, Spain).
5th century b.C.
Horseman from Los Villares (Hoya Gonzalo, Albacete, Spain). Burial Mound number 20. Around the year 420 b.C.
Material: Sandstone.
Damascened scabbard of a falcata. 4th-3rd century b.C.
Necropolis of La Serreta (Alcoy, Cocentaina, Penáguila, province of Alicante, Spain).
Silver Patera of Santiesteban (Jaén). Museo Arqueológico Nacional. Iberian with greek influences. The
wolf seems to be a recurring theme in iberian iconography. Some say it references the zeal of the warrior and the cult of the night, some that it's the guide in the afterlife, some that it might also be a symbol of the devotio, since the warriors would compare themselves with the efficiency and strenght of a wolf and how they serve a leader who has shown strenght. Some other representations:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The wolf devouring the head of a warrior is also seen in other references (
[6] [7]), but I'm don't know yet what's the meaning of it.
Pateras of the treasure of Tivisa, Museo Arqueológico de Cataluña-Barcelona.:
another one:
http://api.ning.com/files/9k4EaT5g7J...rq.Catalua.jpg
Iberian bronze figures (wolf heads, iberian warriors), apparently decorations from the funerary carriage of an Iberian prince (hypothetical reconstruction below). Found in the province of Jaén:
Pattern in the Vase of the Warriors (Alcoy):
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Vase of the Bastetani dance (4 women, 3 male warriors and 2 musicians in the head), Museu de Prehistòria i de les Cultures de València:
Mourning scene, Cerro de San Miguel de Liria, Museu de Prehistòria i de les Cultures de València:
Vase from Cerro de San Miguel de Liria, Museo de Prehistoria "Domingo Fletcher".
An Edetani warrior in the vase of Tosal de San Miguel (is that paint in his arms and legs? this seems to be very common in these depictions):
Hunting scene in the Vase of El Campello, most likely originally from Alcoy:
From the Vase "de los letreros" of Llíria:
The Braganza Brooch is a gold ornamental fibula that was made in the third century BC, apparently by a Greek craftsman for an (celtic) Iberian client:
Celtiberian pottery:
Fragment of the vase of LLíria (more paint?):
Fragment of the vase of the dancers from El Tossal de Sant Miquel de Llíria (Valencia)
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Fíbula de Lancia (Museo Arqueológico Nacional), a Celtiberian fibula representing a rider. Under the horse's head, there is a cut human head, maybe from a defeated enemy. This kind of fibulae are considered to be an emblem of elite warriors.
Iberian warrior from the Cerrillo Blanco. First half of the 5th century B.C.. Museo Provincial, Jaén. I never knew what's the purpose of the "plate" at the side of his helmet.
I've seen it represented with wings in it, althought that does not seem likely. But it looks like the base of some kind of decoration (horns? feathers?):
Dismounted iberian cavalryman stabbing a fallen enemy with his (missing) spear. Museo de Jaén:
Punic influence in the Iberian world.
Pottery decorated with a lion in front of a palm tree. 3rd century b.C.
Origin: Zama (Hellín, Albacete, Spain).
Museo de Historia de Valencia / Museu d'Historia de Valencia. Iberian pottery from the 1st century b.C.
The complex figurative decoration of this Iberian piece represented the cycle of life and death, that some authors have interpreted as a myth on the founding of Valentia (explanation extracted from the informative panel of the piece).