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Horse breaking in Pre-roman Iberian Peninsula. On the discovery of a "taming scene" on rock 80 of Vale de José Esteves (Côa Valley, Portugal)
| Resumo: | Following tracing and recording works of the Côa Valley rock art, we present a new motif identified on rock 80 of Vale de José Esteves (Vila Nova de Foz Côa). The scene is interpreted as portraying the act of training a horse on the lunge, in the context of horse breaking. This type of representation is generally identified as a "taming scene", present in several examples of pre-roman Iberian iconography. By integrating all these scenes with others presente at the Côa Valley rock art, we try to define a sequence of the process of horse training in pre-roman societies, framing it in their ideological context. |
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| Autores principais: | Luís, Luís |
| Outros Autores: | Mosquera Castro, Tania; Santos, André Tomás; Silvestre, Marcelo; Aubry, Thierry |
| Assunto: | Rock art Horsemanship Iron Age Arte rupestre Arte equestre Idade do Ferro |
| Ano: | 2024 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Conimbriga |
| Resumo: | Following tracing and recording works of the Côa Valley rock art, we present a new motif identified on rock 80 of Vale de José Esteves (Vila Nova de Foz Côa). The scene is interpreted as portraying the act of training a horse on the lunge, in the context of horse breaking. This type of representation is generally identified as a "taming scene", present in several examples of pre-roman Iberian iconography. By integrating all these scenes with others presente at the Côa Valley rock art, we try to define a sequence of the process of horse training in pre-roman societies, framing it in their ideological context. |
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