La Dama de Baza, or the Lady of Baza, was found in 1971 during Francisco Presedo’s excavations of the necropolis of Cerro del Santuario in Baza, a town in Granada, southern Spain. The painted sculpture depicting a seated woman was found inside a burial chamber with other rich grave goods. Dating to the 4th century BC, the sculpture has been attributed to the Bastetani, the pre-Roman people living in the region in this period.
New digital photographs of La Dama de Baza have revealed lost details of the sculpture’s original vibrant decoration.
Soon after the sculpture’s discovery, it became apparent that its original colours were fading rapidly, and that water leaks had caused stai
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