Lion sculpture

This lion belongs to an iconographic type of the first century BC and is a sculpture with funerary function, as evidenced by being located on a plinth, with the protection function of the grave and the owner of it, that seems have italian influence. This type of iconography has been associated with settlements with Roman troops, as well as an early colonization of population from Italy in Upper Andalusia, relating to a process of Romanization very early in this region.

The lion is lying on a plinth, with open mouth and tongue fall on the lower jaw, and between the forepaws is carved in relief a bull's head.