Bicha of balazote.

Bicha of Balazote is an sculpture made by Iberian people between 525-476 BC. Itwas found in Balazote (Albacete) but now you can see it in MAN.

Characteristics:

• It is an iberian sculpture
• Is an anthropologic criature, it have a human head and a bull bodie.
• He is sitting
• It have an strong greek influence

Technique:

• It is made of stone, it shows an strong greek influence

Function:

• It may have a funerary function, because it have be found in a funenary monument.
• It could also decorate a temple, because it seem to be a mithological chriature.

Why I have chose Bicha of Balazote.

• We dont know very much abaut Iberian religion so this mithological chriature could give to us a veryimportant clue.
• Althow is very beutiful most of people dont stop to see him in MAN a most of the people dont know abaute this sculpture.