Baza: The Lady in the Museum
Andalusia, Spain
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Baza: The Lady in the Museum
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On 21 July 1971 the archaeologist Francisco José Presedo Velo found a 4th-century BC Iberian sculpture in the Cerro del Santuario necropolis of ancient Basti — a seated woman in polychromed limestone, carved by the Bastetani, with a cavity in the side that held cremated remains. The Lady of Baza is one of the defining objects of Iberian art, alongside the Lady of Elche. The original is in Madrid and the argument about returning her to Baza has been running for decades. The town also holds the Cascamorras, in which a man tries to seize an image and is covered in oil for trying.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Go to the archaeological museum and the necropolis and work out what was found here on 21 July 1971
2
of 5
Work out what the cavity in her side contained and what that makes the sculpture
3
of 5
Find out where the original is now and how long Baza has been asking for her back
4
of 5
Come in September for the Cascamorras and find out what happens to the man who runs it
5
of 5
Find the Arab baths in the old Jewish quarter, which are among the best preserved in Spain
Go to the archaeological museum and the necropolis and work out what was found here on 21 July 1971
Work out what the cavity in her side contained and what that makes the sculpture
Find out where the original is now and how long Baza has been asking for her back
Come in September for the Cascamorras and find out what happens to the man who runs it
Find the Arab baths in the old Jewish quarter, which are among the best preserved in Spain
Before you go
The Cascamorras is run in September.
Baza sits high and has cold winters and very hot summers. The Cascamorras involves being covered in black oil — dress accordingly.
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Challenge XP
275 XP
Spain country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
375 XP
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