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Title: De Gallia in Hispaniam
Subtitle: Notes on a Brooch with the Heads of a Lion, a Bull and a Human Found in Celtiberia
Author(s): SIMÓN, Francisco Marco
Journal: Ancient West & East
Volume: 3    Issue: 2   Date: 2004   
Pages: 376-384
DOI: 10.2143/AWE.3.2.3291829

Abstract :
This paper sets out to study the find of a Gallo-Roman brooch on the outskirts of a metalworking settlement in the heart of Celtiberia. The historical context of where it was found is analysed. The brooch, with an interesting iconography of two lions, along with a human head and bull’s head, is the product of a workshop in central-eastern Gaul, datable to the 1st century AD. It provides yet further evidence of the presence of Gaulish elements in the mid-Ebro valley (province of Hispania Tarraconensis), possibly related to the exploitation of iron ore in the Moncayo region.

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