classicalmonuments: Mausoleum of Pozo Moro Pozo Moro, Iberia, Spain6th century BCE10 m. high Th

classicalmonuments:

Mausoleum of Pozo Moro 

Pozo Moro, Iberia, Spain

6th century BCE

10 m. high

The Mausoleum was found in pieces in an Iberian necropolis, strewn over a 12 x 12 m. The Mausoleum, which was erected by an Iberian king around 500 BCE, is the oldest known Iberian grave monument. The find spots of the rectangular blocks enabled an accurate reconstruction of the structure, which must have been about 10 metres high and have stood atop a three-level square pedestal 3.65 m wide. Four stone lions stood on the corners of the mausoleum, whose walls were decorated with reliefs depicting deities. These sculptures belong to the orientalising phase of Iberian art and are heavily influenced by Hittite and Syrian art