A terracota with anubic representacion from Gades

Abstract

A contextual, iconographic, and functional analysis of a terracotta found in an archaeological excavation carried out on the ancient site of Gades is presented. Iconographically, it is associated with the funerary cult at the western end of the Mediterranean and, possibly, it was manufactured in foreign kilns to Gades. The interest of this study lies, on the one hand, as it is the first time that this type of piece appears in Hispania and, on the other, because it appears contextualized. This fact allows us to develop more concrete hypotheses about its finding.