Beautiful Art: architecture, paintings, sculptures, etc

[Herbal witch]

Hi, this certainly does not equal some of the most beautiful paintings and architectures shown in this thread.
However, I came across this stele while searching for something else.
It was a Power Point presentation with comments at the bottom re Cinnabar use by the Iberians for their rituals in ancient times.

Not sure why this stele was there as it is obviously about something else than a ritual.

Does any of you know what this is? Where does it comes from? Is it about gods or other from of "aliens"? What are they eating? Fish? A hog is easily recognized on the table.
If anyone in this thread have seen this stele before, I would love to find out where it came from and what is it about. Thanks.

 

[Breo]

If anyone in this thread have seen this stele before, I would love to find out where it came from and what is it about. Thanks.

A quick Google search to find similar images says its of Iberian origin and a "Monumento de Pozo Moro" from the Mausoleum of Pozo Moro.

You can check the first link for more information. There are lots of further links for sources along with and different interpretations of what it represents.

One common topic seems to be that the Iberians are of Semitic origin and one webpage says:

Although their gods are unknown, it is known that the Iberians performed rituals for these gods that included: animal sacrifice, offerings, the use of psychotropic substances taken from plants such as mushrooms, group dancing, and much more.

Hope that helps for further search.

 

[Herbal witch]

A quick Google search to find similar images says its of Iberian origin and a "Monumento de Pozo Moro" from the Mausoleum of Pozo Moro.

You can check the first link for more information. There are lots of further links for sources along with and different interpretations of what it represents.

One common topic seems to be that the Iberians are of Semitic origin and one webpage says:

Hope that helps for further search.

Thanks. These "images" are not pretty! Makes sense they would perform sacrifices for their gods! Gosh, what a world that was!

 

[loreta]

I put this video in the music section because the song is very pretty but I think here is where it should be because it talks about sculptures but retouched with AI. It is very well done and very beautiful. These are sculptures from the city where I live, Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Also, today I went with a group of seniors to a little city at the south of the island and I saw this sculpture. So sculptures are there and it is time to see them.