Under the heading "The Iberian woman returns home" section of the Municipal Museum of Archaeology "Jerónimo Molina" welcomes back the traveling exhibition "looks to the Iberian Woman", having visited a total of six cities various parts of the Peninsula.
The Deputy Mayor Juan Calabuig, and Head of Culture, Emiliano Hernández, presented this morning around the exhibition, which will run in Jumilla until 27 June.
As has highlighted Juan Calabuig, "is to acknowledge the efforts made by the Ministry of Culture to promote this section of our history, with further in Jumilla gets on value and exports part of our important cultural legacy of Iberian art, and specifically in the Iberian woman. "
Moreover, he invited Jumillano and visitors to stop by the exhibition and discover the role of women over 24 centuries ago.
The exhibition, which was assembled with assistance from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of 65,000 euros, was managed and processed through the Department of Culture and Tourism of Jumilla.
A group of experts and scholars of Iberian culture, Museum of Albacete, Mula, University of Murcia, Jumilla, were responsible for designing and installing the exhibition, in which all aspects of life are collected, both earthly and spiritual woman in the Iberian world, which, interestingly, there is very little information.
After the opening, in April last year in Jumilla, "Eyes of the Iberian woman" has come for a year, the towns of Mula, Castellón de la Plana, Benicarlo, Ullastret (Girona), Murcia and Avilés, and back again Jumilla now to end your journey.
The exhibition will be in the Chapter Hall of the Museum of Archaeology, until 27 June in museum hours, Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00 to 14.00 and from 18.00 to 21.00 and on Sundays and holidays from 11.00 to 14.00 hours.
Woman looks of the Iberian
The exhibition "looks to the Iberian woman" provides a comprehensive insight into the lives of these women through a sample of some of the everyday objects and rituals from different archaeological museums.
It has also treated the female world from new perspectives of archaeological research which has allowed an approach more depth and breadth.
The daily life of women wore in the occupied villages, maternity, breast pumps and toys testify to this, and with household chores in the villages.
Proof of this is useful for knitting as bone plates or fusayolas, from necropolis and settlements.
But there are other areas in life as women also participated in large ceremonies, sometimes even playing musical instruments.
The votive offerings of bronze or stone shrines were female typical offerings to a goddess whose name unknown attributes would be greater abundance and fertility.
Finally, women in the nebula are visible through large sculptures, like the Lady of Elche or Baza, milestones Iberian art, and unique graves that the richness of her trousseau demonstrate the existence of powerful women.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla